alxaba
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aljava, borrowed from Arabic جَعْبَة (jaʕba).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈʃaba/ [ɑlʲˈʃa.β̞ɐ]
- Rhymes: -aba
- Hyphenation: al‧xa‧ba
Noun
alxaba f (plural alxabas)
- quiver (container for arrows)
References
- “alxaba”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025