"halfa" meaning in English

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Contraction

Head templates: {{en-head|contr}} halfa
  1. (colloquial) Contraction of half + of. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Alternative form of: half (extra: + of)
    Sense id: en-halfa-en-contraction-SrwVSnIU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: From Arabic حَلْفَا (ḥalfā). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ar|حَلْفَا}} Arabic حَلْفَا (ḥalfā) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} halfa (uncountable)
  1. Synonym of esparto (“North African grass”). Tags: uncountable Synonyms: esparto [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: halfa grass
    Sense id: en-halfa-en-noun-fbJYAdLY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Grasses Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Grasses: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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