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)

  1. scribble; doodle
    Synonym: garrapateo
    • 1877, Juan Valera, chapter II, in El Comendador Mendoza‎[1]:
      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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