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alforja

US/ælˈfɔɹ.d͡ʒə/

alforja noun: a saddlebag.

Noun

alforja (plural alforjas)

  1. A saddlebag.
    • This proximity to vast, unattainable wealth, tempting and frustrating at the same time, is also evident in the story of the lost alforja, one of the most commonly related anecdotes about Cubillo.2004, Steven Paul Palmer, Steven Palmer, Iván Molina, Iván Molina Jiménez, The Costa Rica Reader: History, Culture, Politics, Duke University Press, →ISBN, page 254
  2. A cheek pouch.

Forms of alforja

pluralalforjas

Origin of alforja

From Spanish alforja, from Andalusian Arabic الخُرْج, from Arabic خُرْج (ḵurj, “saddlebag”).

Questions about alforja

What does alforja mean?
Alforja means a saddlebag.
What part of speech is alforja?
Alforja is a noun.
How do you pronounce alforja?
Alforja is pronounced /ælˈfɔɹ.d͡ʒə/ (US).
What is the plural of alforja?
The plural of alforja is alforjas.

Words near alforja in the dictionary

  1. Alford doctrine
  2. Alford plea
  3. Alford pleas
  4. Alfords
  5. Alfords Point
  6. alforja
  7. alforjas
  8. alforsite
  9. Alfortville
  10. Alfoz
  11. Alfred

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