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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish garrafal, variant of garrofal, from Catalan garrofa.
Pronunciation
Adjective
garrafal m or f (masculine and feminine plural garrafals)
- (of an error) huge, colossal, glaring
- Synonym: majúscul
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -al, -aw
- Hyphenation: gar‧ra‧fal
Adjective
garrafal m or f (plural garrafais)
- (of written words) huge
- letras garrafais ― huge handwriting
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaraˈfal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: ga‧rra‧fal
Adjective
garrafal m or f (masculine and feminine plural garrafales)
- (of an error) huge, colossal, glaring
- error garrafal ― colossal error
- fallo garrafal ― colossal error
- falta garrafal ― epic fail
- ausencia garrafal ― glaring absence
1899, Benito Pérez Galdós, “Chapter 4”, in La estafeta romántica:y está siempre buscándole tres pies al gato, hasta que le da la idea negra de pegarse un tiro, lo cual debo condenar por garrafal tontería, a más de condenarlo por pecado execrable.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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