alfalfez

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Old Spanish

Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic الْفَصْفَصَة (al-faṣfaṣa).

    Noun

    alfalfez m (plural alfalfezes)

    1. alfalfa
      • c. 13801385, Ferrer Sayol, transl., Libro de Palladio, translation of Opus agriculturae by Palladius, page 130r:
        E sepas que el alfalfez estercuela e engrasa el campo o la tierra.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

    Descendants

    Spanish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (Spain) /alfalˈfeθ/
    • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /alfalˈfes/
    • Rhymes: -eθ
    • Rhymes: -es
    • Syllabification: al‧fal‧fez

    Noun

    alfalfez m (plural alfalfeces)

    1. (Argentina) Alternative form of alfalfa

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