alfafa

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْفَصْفَصَة (al-faṣfaṣa, “alfalfa, lucerne”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈfa.fɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈfa.fɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈfa.fɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈfa.fɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈfa.fa/ [aʊ̯ˈfa.fa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈfa.fɐ/ [aɫˈfa.fɐ]

• Rhymes: -afɐ
• Hyphenation: al‧fa‧fa

Noun

alfafa f (plural alfafas)

1. lucerne (common name for different species of fodder plants of the genus Medicago, of the Fabaceae family)
2. Medicago sativa, a herbaceous plant of the Phaseolaceae family, with obovate leaves and blue or violet flowers, used worldwide as fodder