garrapato

Spanish

Etymology

From garra (“passion, effort, dedication”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡaraˈpato/ [ɡa.raˈpa.t̪o]
Rhymes: -ato
Syllabification: ga‧rra‧pa‧to

Noun

garrapato m (plural garrapatos)

scribble; doodle
Synonym: garrapateo
- 1877, Juan Valera, chapter II, in El Comendador Mendoza‎:
  El amor fué su maestro de escuela, y le enseñó á trazar unos garrapatos anárquicos y misteriosos, que por revelación de amor leía, entendía y descifraba el cadete.
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Derived terms

garrapatear

Further reading

“garrapato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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