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Spanish
Etymology
From garra (“passion, effort, dedication”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaraˈpato/
- Rhymes: -ato
- Syllabification: ga‧rra‧pa‧to
Noun
garrapato m (plural garrapatos)
- scribble; doodle
- Synonym: garrapateo
1877, Juan Valera, chapter II, in El Comendador Mendoza: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.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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