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halfa

halfa noun: synonym of esparto (“North African grass”). Also the contraction of half.

Noun

halfa (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of esparto (“North African grass”).
    Synonyms:
    esparto

Also used as

halfa is also the contraction of half.

Synonyms of halfa

Origin of halfa

From Arabic حَلْفَا (ḥalfā).

Words formed from halfa

Phrases with halfa

Questions about halfa

What does halfa mean?
Halfa means synonym of esparto (“North African grass”).
What part of speech is halfa?
Halfa is a noun.

Words near halfa in the dictionary

  1. half-worlds
  2. half-year
  3. half-yearly
  4. half-years
  5. half-zip
  6. halfa
  7. halfa grass
  8. halfa grasses
  9. Halfacre
  10. Halfacres
  11. halfalogue

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