alifafe

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aliˈfafe/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

alifafe m (plural alifafes)

1. (archaic) quilt

   Synonym: colcha

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Arabic نَفَخ (nafaḵ).

Alternative forms

• aliface, alifaz

Noun

alifafe m (plural alifafes)

1. (rare) affliction, infirmity

   Synonym: achaque

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “alifafe”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “faf”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alifafe”, 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), “alifafe”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega