aljaba

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الجَعْبَة (al-jaʕba).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈxaba/ [alˈxa.β̞a]
Audio (Venezuela): (file)
Rhymes: -aba
Syllabification: al‧ja‧ba

Noun

aljaba f (plural aljabas)

quiver (for arrows)
Synonyms: carcaj, goldre
hummingbird fuchsia, Fuchsia magellanica

Further reading

“aljaba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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