garrofa

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَرُّوبَة (ḵarrūba).

Pronunciation

Noun

garrofa f (plural garrofes)

  1. carob
  2. sideburn
  3. fluke (of an anchor)
  4. (figurative) lie
    Synonym: mentida

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَرُّوبَة (ḵarrūba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈrofa/ [ɡaˈro.fa]
  • Rhymes: -ofa
  • Syllabification: ga‧rro‧fa

Noun

garrofa f (plural garrofas)

  1. carob (fruit of the carob tree)

Further reading

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