alcatifa

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alcatiffa, from Arabic القَطِيفَة (al-qaṭīfa). First attested in 1493. Compare Catalan catifa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alkaˈtifa/ [ɑɫ.kɑˈt̪i.fɐ]
• Rhymes: -ifa
• Hyphenation: al‧ca‧ti‧fa

Noun

alcatifa f (plural alcatifas)

1. carpet (a fabric used as a floor covering)

   Synonyms: alfombra, tapete

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alcatifa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “alcatifa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “alcatifa” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic القَطِيفَة (al-qaṭīfa). Compare Catalan catifa.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈt͡ʃi.fɐ/ [aʊ̯.kaˈt͡ʃi.fɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈt͡ʃi.fɐ/ [aʊ̯.kaˈt͡ʃi.fɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈt͡ʃi.fa/ [aʊ̯.kaˈt͡ʃi.fa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.kɐˈti.fɐ/ [aɫ.kɐˈti.fɐ]

• Hyphenation: al‧ca‧ti‧fa

Noun

alcatifa f (plural alcatifas)

1. carpet (a fabric used as a floor covering)

   Synonyms: carpete, tapete

Derived terms

• alcatifar

Further reading

• “alcatifa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Spanish

Alternative forms

• catifa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَطِيفَة (qaṭīfa), via Andalusian Arabic. Cognate with Galician alcatifa, Portuguese alcatifa, Catalan catifa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alkaˈtifa/ [al.kaˈt̪i.fa]
• Rhymes: -ifa
• Syllabification: al‧ca‧ti‧fa

Noun

alcatifa f (plural alcatifas)

1. carpet (a fabric used as a floor covering)

   Synonyms: alfombra, tapete

Further reading

• “alcatifa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10