alforza

From Andalusian Arabic الحُزَّة (al-ḥúzza), from Arabic الحُغْزَة (al-ḥuḡza). Cognate with Asturian llorza.

• IPA^(key): /alˈfoɾθa/ [alˈfoɾ.θa] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /alˈfoɾsa/ [alˈfoɾ.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -oɾθa (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -oɾsa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: al‧for‧za

alforza f (plural alforzas)

1. pleat (in clothing etc)
2. scar

   Synonym: cicatriz

• “alforza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025