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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic قَطِيفَة (qaṭīfa, “satin”). Compare Portuguese alcatifa, Galician alcatifa, Spanish alcatifa, catifa.
Pronunciation
Noun
catifa f (plural catifes)
- carpet; rug
Derived terms
Further reading
- “catifa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish
Etymology
From Arabic القَطِيفَة (al-qaṭīfa). Doublet of alcatifa. Cognate with Galician alcatifa, Portuguese alcatifa, Catalan catifa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈtifa/
- Rhymes: -ifa
- Syllabification: ca‧ti‧fa
Noun
catifa f (plural catifas)
- (uncommon) Synonym of alcatifa (carpet)
Further reading