azorafa

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa), via Andalusian Arabic,[1] doublet of jirafa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aθoˈɾafa/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /asoˈɾafa/
  • Rhymes: -afa
  • Syllabification: a‧zo‧ra‧fa

Noun

azorafa f (plural azorafas)

  1. (obsolete) giraffe
    Synonym: jirafa

References

  1. ^ “I. The Old Spanish Sibilants”, in Studies and Notes in Philology and Literature, volume VII, Tremont Place, Boston, Massachusetts, United States: Modern Languages Department, Harvard University by Ginn & Company, 1900, pages 26–27

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