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Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alfalfa, from Arabic الْفَصْفَصَة (al-faṣfaṣa).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -afɐ
- Hyphenation: al‧fa‧fa
Noun
alfafa f (plural alfafas)
- alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
- Synonym: luzerna
- (broadly) medick (any plant of the genus Medicago)