grifa

Portuguese

Verb

grifa

1. inflection of grifar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From grifo (“intoxicated”).

Noun

grifa f (plural grifas)

1. (colloquial) grass, weed (marijuana)
   • 2011, Rosa Maria Cullell Muniesa, El mejor lugar del mundo:

     la grifa me la traían de Tánger cuando en España no había

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   • 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.

     Hemp is consumed all over the Protectorate. It's a common sight to see groups of soldiers posted in a corner, drinking cognac from a carafe and smoking weed.

Adjective

grifa f

1. feminine singular of grifo

Etymology 2

A pipe wrench

From grifo (“water tap, faucet”).

Noun

grifa f (plural grifas)

1. pipe wrench, Stillson wrench, Stillsons

   Synonyms: llave grifa, llave stillson, llave stilson

Further reading

• “grifa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16