safata

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَفَط (safaṭ, “basket”). Compare Spanish azafate (“tray”), azafato (“flight attendant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [səˈfa.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [saˈfa.ta]

Noun

safata f (plural safates)

1. tray

   safata d'entrada ― inbox

Further reading

• “safata” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “safata” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.