"foggara" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foggaras [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Algerian Arabic فُقَّارَة (fuggāra). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|arq|فُقَّارَة|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=fuggāra|ts=}} Algerian Arabic فُقَّارَة (fuggāra), {{bor+|en|arq|فُقَّارَة|tr=fuggāra}} Borrowed from Algerian Arabic فُقَّارَة (fuggāra) Head templates: {{en-noun}} foggara (plural foggaras)
  1. (North Africa) An underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valley; a qanat. Tags: Africa, North
    Sense id: en-foggara-en-noun-I3YG4vlR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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