alifafe

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Galician

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Arabic لِحَاف (liḥāf, quilt).[1]

Noun

alifafe m (plural alifafes)

  1. (archaic) quilt
    Synonym: colcha

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Arabic نَفَخ (nafaḵ).[2]

Alternative forms

Noun

alifafe m (plural alifafes)

  1. (rare) affliction, infirmity
    Synonym: achaque

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “alifafe II”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “alifafe I”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos