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)

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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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