"alforja" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ælˈfɔɹ.d͡ʒə/ [US] Forms: alforjas [plural]
enPR: ăl-fŏr'-jə [US] Etymology: From Spanish alforja, from Andalusian Arabic الخُرْج, from Arabic خُرْج (ḵurj, “saddlebag”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|alforja}} Spanish alforja, {{der|en|xaa|الخُرْج}} Andalusian Arabic الخُرْج, {{der|en|ar|خُرْج||saddlebag}} Arabic خُرْج (ḵurj, “saddlebag”), {{root|en|ar|خ ر ج}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} alforja (plural alforjas)
  1. A saddlebag.
    Sense id: en-alforja-en-noun-Xth97N1J
  2. A cheek pouch. Categories (topical): Bags
    Sense id: en-alforja-en-noun-~FnF-6K2 Disambiguation of Bags: 34 66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 92

Inflected forms

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