aljofifa

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الجَّفِّفَة, from ال (al-) + جَفِّفَة (jaffifa, “a dry sponge used as floorcloth”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alxoˈfifa/ [al.xoˈfi.fa]
Rhymes: -ifa
Syllabification: al‧jo‧fi‧fa

Noun

aljofifa f (plural aljofifas)

(dated, regional) floorcloth
Synonym: bayeta

References

Nuevo tesoro lexicográfico de la lengua española

Further reading

“aljofifa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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