alfarda
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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الْفَرْض (al-farḍ, “imposition”), from the root ف ر ض (f r ḍ) related to being mandatory.
Pronunciation
Noun
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
- “alfarda” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
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
- “alfarda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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