alfafa

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْفَصْفَصَة (al-faṣfaṣa, “alfalfa, lucerne”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈfa.fɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈfa.fɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈfa.fa/ [aʊ̯ˈfa.fa]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈfa.fɐ/ [aɫˈfa.fɐ]

  • Rhymes: -afɐ
  • Hyphenation: al‧fa‧fa

Noun

alfafa f (plural alfafas)

  1. lucerne (common name for different species of fodder plants of the genus Medicago, of the Fabaceae family)
  2. Medicago sativa, a herbaceous plant of the Phaseolaceae family, with obovate leaves and blue or violet flowers, used worldwide as fodder
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