Is "Ganaf" a word in the spanish language?
I am looking for the definition of the word "ganaf." It is supposedly a quality that my spanish speaking friend from Venezuela lives their life by.
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I've heard the word before, but only in Yiddish by Jewish people on TV (police shows).
In Yiddish it means thief.
As a tip for lovejoy118. I would add that there are very few Spanish words ending in ´f´.
Most of them are foreign words integrated into Spanish: álef, almotazaf, almutazaf, chef, golf, , naif, quif, rosbif, sheriff, surf
Or onomatopoeias. huf, paf, pif, puf, uf.
Here in New Mexico I have heard people discuss "Cryptojews". People who were fleeing the long arm of the Inquisition out here in the wild west.They mention words that have roots in Jewish tradition as well as religious practices witnessed in their families that blurred with the Catholicism they hoped to hide behind. I wonder if this may have some connection to the use of this word.
Never heard of such word.
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From looking at google, I have the impression that it may be a couple of different things: a musical group or some sort of online poker, neither one of which seems to fit with your question, but I'm throwing it out there anyway.
"Ganaf" is not a typical Spanish word. I spent quite awhile in Venezuela many years ago and I have never heard it, but - believe me! - there's always more to learn in Spanish, so it may be a common word that I missed...
