aljofifa
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الجَّفِّفَة, from ال (al-) + جَفِّفَة (jaffifa, “a dry sponge used as floorcloth”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]aljofifa f (plural aljofifas)
- (dated, regional) floorcloth
- Synonym: bayeta
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “aljofifa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Categories:
- Spanish terms borrowed from Andalusian Arabic
- Spanish terms derived from Andalusian Arabic
- Spanish 4-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/ifa
- Rhymes:Spanish/ifa/4 syllables
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- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
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