gafedad

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish gafedat, gaffedat, gafedad (c. 1200), from gafo (“leprous”) +‎ -dat. Equivalent to gafo +‎ -edad. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡafeˈdad/ [ɡa.feˈð̞að̞] Rhymes: -ad Syllabification: ga‧fe‧dad === Noun === gafedad f (countable and uncountable, plural gafedades) (pathology, medicine) leprosy === Further reading === “gafedad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “gafedad”, in Diccionario histórico de la lengua española [Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2013, →ISSN