giraffiti

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noun

Graffiti on a high structure (on a heaven spot).

OriginEnglish graffiti ← Italian graffiti ← Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

noungiraffiti (uncountable)
  1. uncountableGraffiti on a high structure (on a heaven spot).

    GIRAFFITI IS HIGHER UP THE WALL but you need a ladder […]

    2005, Peter Haney, How to Climb an Elephant, →ISBN, page 108

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerh₂-der.?
  3. Classical Persianزُرْنَا (zurnā)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*pā́ts
  7. Proto-Iranian*pā́dah
  8. Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎭 (p-a-d)
  9. Classical Persianپَا (pā)
  10. Classical Persianزُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā)
  11. Classical Syriacܙܪܢܦܐ (zarnāp̄ā)
  12. Classical Syriacܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā)
  13. Arabicزُرَافَة (zurāfa)
  14. Italiangiraffa
  15. Middle Frenchgiraffe
  16. Englishgiraffe
  17. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  18. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  19. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  20. Italiangraffire
  21. Italiangraffito
  22. Italiangraffiti
  23. Englishgraffiti
  24. Englishgiraffiti

Blend of giraffe + graffiti.

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APA

giraffiti. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giraffiti

MLA

“giraffiti.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giraffiti. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “giraffiti,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giraffiti.

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