alforje

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خُرْج (ḵurj, “saddlebag”), via Andalusian Arabic. Compare Spanish alforja.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈfɔʁ.ʒi/ [aʊ̯ˈfɔɦ.ʒi]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /awˈfɔɾ.ʒi/ [aʊ̯ˈfɔɾ.ʒi]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /awˈfɔʁ.ʒi/ [aʊ̯ˈfɔʁ.ʒi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈfɔɻ.ʒe/ [aʊ̯ˈfɔɻ.ʒe]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈfɔɾ.ʒɨ/ [aɫˈfɔɾ.ʒɨ]

  • Homophone: alforge
  • Hyphenation: al‧for‧je

Noun

alforje m (plural alforjes) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

  1. saddlebag, pannier

Further reading

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