LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · feminine

garra

*garra f (oblique *garra)

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancefemininereconstructionshank, leg calf

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative/ˈɡarra//ˈɡarras/

Origins

Borrowed from Gaulish *garrā, from Proto-Celtic *garros (“shank, leg calf”).

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalangarra
  • Occitangarra
  • Frenchgarefrom Old French gare
  • Frenchjarrefrom Old French gare
  • Frenchjarretfrom Old French gare
  • Middle Frenchjartierfrom Old French gare
  • Middle Frenchgarretierfrom Old French gare
  • Middle Frenchjarretierfrom Old French gare
  • Middle Englishgarterfrom Old French gare
  • Middle Englishgarterefrom Old French gare
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishgarra
  • Sardiniancarronifrom Spanish garra
  • Aragonesegarra
  • Aragonesegarrón
Italo-Romance
  • Italiangarretto
  • Italiangarrese
Gallo-Italic
  • Emiliangarèt
  • Liguriangaron
  • Lombardgaron
  • Piedmontesegaron
  • Piedmontesegarèt
  • Romagnolgarèt

Quick answers

What does garra mean in Latin?
garra, a noun, means “shank, leg calf”.