Today's WOTD is: "grifo" = tap/ faucet
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In
Spanish, “grifo”
is a masculine noun of Latin origin, which means tap/
faucet.
As a noun, “grifo”
may also be used to refer to a legendary/ mythical creature (gryphon/
griffon/
griffin).
In
Perú, the noun “grifo”
is commonly used to refer to a gasoline/ petrol pump.
In
Spanish “grifo”/
“grifa”
my be used as describing words/ adjectives which could describe:
- A person's hair (curly/ frizzy/ tangled/ messy);
- A person (arrogant/ conceited);
- A person (drunk);
- A person (high on marijuana);
Some
commonly used expression with the word “grifo”are:
- Abrir el grifo (to turn on the tap/ faucet);
- Agua del grifo (tap/ faucet water*);
- Cerrar el grifo (to turn off the tap/ faucet);
- Grifo de cerveza (beer font/ tap**);
- Grifo de bañera (bath tap/ faucet);
- Grifo de baño (bath tap/ faucet);
- Grifo de cocina (kitchen sink tap/ faucet);
- Grifo de ducha (shower tap/ faucet);
- Grifo de lavabo (wash hand basin tap/ faucet);
- Grifo de lavamanos (wash hand basin tap/ faucet);
- Grifo monomando (mixer tap/ faucet);
*NB
Plain drinking water
**NB
Often used to refer to the mechanism used to dispense beer from a
barrel/ cask/ keg. In many cases, the system includes a pump to pump
the beer up.
Some
examples of the use of the word "grifo"
are:
- Hay que abrir el grifo para que salga el agua (the tap must be turned on to allow the water to flow);
- Si no se cierra el grifo se nos inunda la cocina (if we don't turn the tap/ faucet off, we'll flood the kitchen);
- Tomas agua del grifo, ¿verdad? (you take tap/ faucet water, don't you?);
- Tengo que cambiar el grifo del baño (I need to change the bath tap/ faucet);
- Tengo que cambiar el grifo de la bañera (I need to change the bath tap/ faucet);
- Tengo que cambiar el grifo de la cocina (I need to change the kitchen sink tap/ faucet);
- Tengo que cambiar el grifo de la ducha (I need to change the shower tap/ faucet);
- Tengo que cambiar el grifo del lavabo (I need to change the wash hand basin tap/ faucet);
- Tengo que cambiar el grifo del lavamanos (I need to change the wash hand basin tap/ faucet);
- Necesito un grifo monomodo para el lavamanos (I need a mixer tap/ faucet for the wash hand basin);
- Tenemos el grifo de cerveza listo para la fiesta (we have the beer tap ready for the party);
- El grifo es un animal mitológico (the griffin is a mythological animal/ beast);
- Pedro tiene el pelo grifo (Pedro has curly hair);
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "grifo"
in
the YouTube clip: Periquito Lillo cantando desde el grifo
*NB
'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “grifo”
in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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