alforja

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English

Etymology

From Spanish alforja, from Andalusian Arabic الخُرْج, from Arabic خُرْج (ḵurj, “saddlebag”).

Pronunciation

Noun

alforja (plural alforjas)

  1. A saddlebag.
    • 2004, Steven Paul Palmer, Steven Palmer, Iván Molina, Iván Molina Jiménez, The Costa Rica Reader: History, Culture, Politics, Duke University Press, →ISBN, page 254:
      This proximity to vast, unattainable wealth, tempting and frustrating at the same time, is also evident in the story of the lost alforja, one of the most commonly related anecdotes about Cubillo.
  2. A cheek pouch.

Catalan

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic, compare Spanish alforja.

Pronunciation

Noun

alforja f (plural alforges)

  1. saddlebag, pannier

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: al‧for‧ja

Noun

alforja f (plural alforjas)

  1. Alternative form of alforje

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الخُرْج (al-ḵurj), from Arabic خُرْج (ḵurj, “saddlebag”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈfoɾxa/
  • Rhymes: -oɾxa
  • Syllabification: al‧for‧ja

Noun

alforja f (plural alforjas)

  1. saddlebag, knapsack
    • 1605, Miguel de Cervantes, “Capítulo XVIII”, in El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, Primera parte:
      Acudió Sancho a su asno para sacar de las alforjas con qué limpiarse y con qué curar a su amo, y como no las halló estuvo a punto de perder el juicio: maldíjose de nuevo y propuso en su corazón de dejar a su amo y volverse a su tierra, aunque perdiese el salario de lo servido y las esperanzas del gobierno de la prometida ínsula.
      Sancho ran to his ass to get something wherewith to clean himself out of his saddlebags, and relieve his master; but not finding them, he well-nigh took leave of his senses, and cursed himself anew, and in his heart resolved to quit his master and return home, even though he forfeited the wages of his service and all hopes of the promised island.
  2. pannier (basket or bag fastened to the back of a bicycle or pack animal)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: alforja

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