"cafila" meaning in English

See cafila in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: cafilas [plural], cafilah [alternative], cafileh [alternative], kafila [alternative], kafilah [alternative], kafileh [alternative]
Etymology: From Arabic قَافِلَة (qāfila). Doublet of coffle. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|قَافِلَة}} Arabic قَافِلَة (qāfila), {{doublet|en|coffle}} Doublet of coffle, {{root|en|ar|ق ف ل}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} cafila (plural cafilas)
  1. A caravan of travellers or supplies.
    Sense id: en-cafila-en-noun-pEaGtSAA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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