cofa

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See also: cofà, and C of A

Albanian

Verb

cofa

  1. aorist of cof

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic قُفَّة (quffa, basket).

Noun

cofa f (plural cofes)

  1. (nautical) top
  2. a shallow basket, generally without handles; a pannier

Etymology 2

Inherited from Late Latin cofia (cap).

Noun

cofa f (plural cofes)

  1. (Mallorca) the part of a hat extending above the brim; the crown
    Synonym: copa

Further reading

Galician

Verb

cofa

  1. inflection of cofar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kobō, from Proto-Germanic *kubô.

Pronunciation

Noun

cofa m

  1. chamber
  2. ark
  3. cave
  4. den

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: cove

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic قُفَّة (quffa, basket).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkofa/
  • Rhymes: -ofa
  • Syllabification: co‧fa

Noun

cofa f (plural cofas)

  1. (nautical) top

Further reading

West Makian

Etymology

Said by Collins to possibly be from North Moluccan Malay .

Pronunciation

Noun

cofa

  1. a raft

References

  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary, Pacific linguistics

Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-cofa?

  1. (transitive) to click

Inflection

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