garfi

== Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Catalan grafi, from Latin graphium (“stylus”). Influenced by garfir (“to seize with claws”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɡar.fi] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈɡaɾ.fi] === Noun === garfi m (plural garfis) hook (rod bent into a curved shape) Synonym: ganxo (botany) tendril ==== Derived terms ==== garfinyar === Further reading === “garfi”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007