garrafal

Catalan

Etymology

From Spanish garrafal, variant of garrofal, from Catalan garrofa.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ɡə.rəˈfal/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ɡa.raˈfal/

Adjective

garrafal (masculine and feminine plural garrafals)

(of an error) huge, colossal, glaring
Synonym: majúscul

Further reading

“garrafal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡa.ʁaˈfaw/ [ɡa.haˈfaʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡa.ʁaˈfaw/ [ɡa.χaˈfaʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ.ʁɐˈfal/ [ɡɐ.ʁɐˈfaɫ]

Rhymes: -al, -aw
Hyphenation: gar‧ra‧fal

Adjective

garrafal m or f (plural garrafais)

(of written words) huge
letras garrafais ― huge handwriting

Spanish

Adjective

garrafal (plural garrafales)

(of an error) huge, colossal, glaring

Further reading

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

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