Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "ƙafa" gasa ce da mahalarta ke tsere da ƙafa don isa takamaiman layin gamawa. A cikin tseren ƙafa, masu tsere suna fafatawa da juna don ganin wanda zai iya gudu mafi sauri kuma ya isa matakin ƙarshe. Wani nau'i ne na gasar wasannin motsa jiki na yau da kullun kuma yana iya tafiya ta nisa daga gajerun gudu zuwa tseren nesa.
