aljibe
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Andalusian Arabic اَلْجُبّ (al-júbb), from Classical Arabic جُبّ (jubb, “cistern, well”). Cognate with Galician alxibe and Catalan aljub. Compare Sicilian gebbia.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aljibe m (plural aljibes)
See also[edit]
- pozo (for oil, gas, etc.)
Further reading[edit]
- “aljibe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014