alifafe

Galician

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aliˈfafe/

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Arabic لِحَاف (liḥāf, “quilt”).[1]

Noun

alifafe m (plural alifafes)

  1. (archaic) quilt
    Synonym: colcha

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Arabic نَفَخ (nafaḵ).[2]

Alternative forms
  • aliface, alifaz

Noun

alifafe m (plural alifafes)

  1. (rare) affliction, infirmity
    Synonym: achaque

References
  • “alifafe” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “faf” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “alifafe” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “alifafe” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “alifafe II”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “alifafe I”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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