alfafa

Portuguese

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁eḱ-
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćwas
    Proto-Iranian *Hácwah
    Proto-Iranian *Hástiš
    Proto-Iranian *HacwaHastiš
    Old Median *aspāstišder.
    Arabic فَصْفَص (faṣfaṣ)bor.
    Old Galician-Portuguese alfalfa
    Portuguese alfafa

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alfalfa, from Arabic الْفَصْفَصَة (al-faṣfaṣa).

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈfa.fɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈfa.fɐ]
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈfa.fa/ [aʊ̯ˈfa.fa]
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈfa.fɐ/ [aɫˈfa.fɐ]

    • Rhymes: -afɐ
    • Hyphenation: al‧fa‧fa

    Noun

    alfafa f (plural alfafas)

    1. alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
      Synonym: luzerna
    2. (loosely) medick (any plant of the genus Medicago)
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