"alforja" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /alˈfoɾxa/, [alˈfoɾ.xa] Forms: alforjas [plural]
Rhymes: -oɾxa Etymology: From Andalusian Arabic الخُرْج (al-ḵurj), from Arabic خُرْج (ḵurj, “saddlebag”). Etymology templates: {{der|es|xaa|الخُرْج|tr=al-ḵurj}} Andalusian Arabic الخُرْج (al-ḵurj), {{der|es|ar|خُرْج||saddlebag}} Arabic خُرْج (ḵurj, “saddlebag”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} alforja f (plural alforjas)
  1. saddlebag, knapsack Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Bags, Cycling
    Sense id: en-alforja-es-noun-u~arnknw Disambiguation of Bags: 49 51 Disambiguation of Cycling: 80 20
  2. pannier (basket or bag fastened to the back of a bicycle or pack animal) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Bags
    Sense id: en-alforja-es-noun-k-mZZcti Disambiguation of Bags: 49 51 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: alforjero

Inflected forms

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