aljibe

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic اَلْجُبّ (al-júbb), from Classical Arabic جُبّ (jubb, “cistern, well”). Cognate with Galician alxibe and Catalan aljub. Compare Sicilian gebbia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈxibe/ [alˈxi.β̞e]

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ibe
• Syllabification: al‧ji‧be

Noun

aljibe m (plural aljibes)

1. well (for water), cistern, tank, reservoir

   Synonyms: cisterna, pozo

See also

• pozo (for oil, gas, etc.)

 

Further reading

• “aljibe”, 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