alfadía

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Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الهَدِيَّة (al-hadíyya), from Arabic هَدِيَّة (hadiyya, donation, offering).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alfaˈdia/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: al‧fa‧dí‧a

Noun

alfadía f (plural alfadías)

  1. (obsolete) bribe
    Synonym: soborno

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