gafe

See also: gafé, gáfe, and gâfe

Galician

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Adjective

gafe m or f (plural gafes)

  1. jinxed (bringing bad luck)

Noun

gafe m or f by sense (plural gafes)

  1. jinx (something or someone believed to bring bad luck)

Usage notes
  • Gafe is a false friend, and does not mean gaffe. Galician equivalents are shown in the "Translations" section of the English entry gaffe.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Verb

gafe

  1. inflection of gafar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French gaffe.[1][2]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡa.fi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡa.fe/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -afi, (Portugal) -afɨ
  • Hyphenation: ga‧fe

Noun

gafe f (plural gafes)

  1. gaffe (a foolish error, especially one made in public)
    Synonym: (Brazil) mico

References
  1. “gafe” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “gafe” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡafe/ [ˈɡa.fe]
  • Rhymes: -afe
  • Syllabification: ga‧fe

Etymology 1

Unknown. Maybe related to French gaffe (“blunder, goof up”) from Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷 (gafah, “clasp”).

Adjective

gafe m or f (masculine and feminine plural gafes)

  1. jinxed (bringing bad luck)

Noun

gafe m or f by sense (plural gafes)

  1. jinx (something or someone believed to bring bad luck)
    Synonym: cenizo
Usage notes
  • Gafe is a false friend, and does not mean gaffe. Spanish equivalents are shown in the "Translations" section of the English entry gaffe.
Derived terms

Verb

gafe

  1. inflection of gafar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading
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