grifa

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾifa/ [ˈɡɾi.fa]
Rhymes: -ifa
Syllabification: gri‧fa

Etymology 1

From grifo (“intoxicated”).

Noun

grifa f (plural grifas)

(colloquial) grass, weed (marijuana)
- 2018, Daniel Ruiz, Maleza:
  La grifa les había abierto el apetito, pero todos iban demasiado alicaídos para hablar de manduca.
  The weed had worked up an appetite in them, but they were all too down to talk about grub.
- 2019, Carlos Corvinos, El sudario de tafetán escarlata:
  Se consume cáñamo en todo el Protectorado. La imagen de grupos de soldados apostados en una esquina, bebiendo coñac de garrafa y fumando grifa, es habitual.
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Adjective

grifa f

feminine singular of grifo

Etymology 2

A pipe wrench

From grifo (“water tap, faucet”).

Noun

grifa f (plural grifas)

pipe wrench, Stillson wrench, Stillsons
Synonyms: llave grifa, llave stillson, llave stilson

Further reading

“grifa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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