márfega

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِرْفَقَة (mirfaqa), variant of مِرْفَق (mirfaq, “armrest”). Cognate with Catalan màrfega, Occitan marfega.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾfeɡa/ [ˈmaɾ.fe.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -aɾfeɡa
• Syllabification: már‧fe‧ga

Noun

márfega f (plural márfegas)

1. strawen mattress

   Synonym: jergón

Further reading

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