alfarda
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic الْفَرْض (al-farḍ, “imposition”), from the root ف ر ض (f r ḍ) related to being mandatory.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
alfarda f (plural alfardes)
- (historical) a kind of tribute paid by the Moors and Jews to the crown in medieval Spain
- (historical, Aragon) tribute paid for irrigation water
Further reading[edit]
- “alfarda” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
alfarda f (plural alfardas)
- (historical) a kind of tribute paid by the Moors and Jews to the crown in medieval Spain
- a kind of cloak
- batten
Further reading[edit]
- “alfarda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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