aljofifa

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الجَّفِّفَة, from ال (al-) + جَفِّفَة (jaffifa, “a dry sponge used as floorcloth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alxoˈfifa/ [al.xoˈfi.fa]
• Rhymes: -ifa
• Syllabification: al‧jo‧fi‧fa

Noun

aljofifa f (plural aljofifas)

1. (dated, regional) floorcloth

   Synonym: bayeta

References

• Nuevo tesoro lexicográfico de la lengua española

Further reading

• “aljofifa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014