adiafa

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Arabic الضِّيَافَة (aḍ-ḍiyāfa, hospitality).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈdjafa/ [aˈð̞ja.fa]
  • Rhymes: -afa
  • Syllabification: a‧dia‧fa

Noun

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adiafa f (uncountable)

  1. a gift or refreshment given to sailors upon their return to port from a voyage
    • 1971, Rafael Cansinos-Asséns, Libro de las mil y una noches, volume 2, page 582:
      Asentáronse en la ciudad por espacio de cuarenta días, gozando de una adiafa generosa y magnífica.
      They settled in the city for the period of thirty days, enjoying a generous and magnificent adiafa.

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