alfarda

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْفَرْض (al-farḍ, “imposition”), from the root ف ر ض (f r ḍ) related to being mandatory.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əlˈfar.də]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [alˈfaɾ.ða]

Noun

alfarda f (plural alfardes)

1. (historical) a kind of tribute paid by the Moors and Jews to the crown in medieval Spain
2. (historical, Aragon) tribute paid for irrigation water

Further reading

• “alfarda” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈfaɾda/ [alˈfaɾ.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -aɾda
• Syllabification: al‧far‧da

Noun

alfarda f (plural alfardas)

1. (historical) a kind of tribute paid by the Moors and Jews to the crown in medieval Spain
2. a kind of cloak
3. batten

Further reading

• “alfarda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10