alifafe

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aliˈfafe/

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Arabic لِحَاف (liḥāf, quilt).[1]

Noun

alifafe m (plural alifafes)

  1. (archaic) quilt
    Synonym: colcha

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Arabic نَفَخ (nafaḵ).[2]

Alternative forms

  • aliface, alifaz

Noun

alifafe m (plural alifafes)

  1. (rare) affliction, infirmity
    Synonym: achaque

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “alifafe II”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “alifafe I”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos