alfafa

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćwas
Proto-Iranian *Hácwah
Proto-Iranian *Hástiš
Proto-Iranian *HacwaHastiš
Old Median *aspāstišder.
Arabic فَصْفَص (faṣfaṣ)bor.
Old Galician-Portuguese alfalfa
Portuguese alfafa

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alfalfa, from Arabic الْفَصْفَصَة (al-faṣfaṣa).

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈfa.fɐ/ [aɫˈfa.fɐ]

    • Rhymes: -afɐ
    • Hyphenation: al‧fa‧fa

    Noun

    alfafa f (plural alfafas)

    1. alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
      Synonym: luzerna
    2. (loosely) medick (any plant of the genus Medicago)

    Further reading

    Swahili

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

    Pronunciation

    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

    Noun

    alfafa class IX (plural alfafa class X)

    1. dressing put on the wound after circumcision
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