aljuba

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الجبة (al-gubba), from Arabic الْجُبَّة (al-jubba). First attested in the 15th century.[1] Doublet of gibão.

Cognate with Old Spanish aljuba.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ubɐ
  • Hyphenation: al‧ju‧ba

Noun

aljuba f (plural aljubas)

  1. jerkin

References

  1. ^ José Pedro Machado (1995) “Aljuba”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa: com a mais antiga documentação escrita e conhecida de muitos dos vocábulos estudados (in Portuguese), 7 edition, volume I, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, →ISBN, page 203

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic جبة (al-gubba), from Arabic جُبَّة (jubba). Doublet of chupa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈxuba/
  • Rhymes: -uba
  • Syllabification: al‧ju‧ba

Noun

aljuba f (plural aljubas)

  1. doublet (clothing)

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