aljibe
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Andalusian Arabic اَلْجُبّ (al-júbb), from Classical Arabic جُبّ (jubb, “cistern, well”). Cognate with Galician alxibe and Catalan aljub. Compare Sicilian gebbia.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aljibe m (plural aljibes)
See also edit
- pozo (for oil, gas, etc.)
Further reading edit
- “aljibe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014