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gaffa

Pronunciation: /ˈɡaf.fa/

“gaffa” is a Maltese word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. palm (of a fluke)
  2. bulldozer
  3. faux pas, gaffe
  4. someone who always has the best cards
  5. glutton (one who eats voraciously)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian gaffa. Sense 3 is from Italian gaffa.

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