garra
Spanish, noun/ˈɡara/
garra is spelled G-A-R-R-A (5 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 16,530th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Garra is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “claw, talon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of garrir. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Uñas largas, fuertes y curvadas que poseen algunos animales, especialmente carnívoros”.
What does garra mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineclaw, talon
Holonym: pata
- 2
femininepaw
- 3
feminineclutches
- 4
femininehook
- 5
femininepassion, dedication, effort or audacity (shown by someone in an action)
luchar con garra
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Uñas largas, fuertes y curvadas que poseen algunos animales, especialmente carnívoros. 2. Por extensión, manos y patas de estos animales, o figurativamente de una persona rapaz y cruel. 3. Cada uno de los ganchos del arpeo. 4. Vigor, voluntad.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of garra
- garras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce garra?
- /ˈɡara/
- [ˈɡa.ra]
- [ˈgara]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to garra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is garra in Spanish?
garra appears 3.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).