azufaifa

Spanish

Alternative forms

azofaifa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الزُفَيْزَف (az-zufayzaf, “jujube”), from Classical Syriac ܙܽܘܙܦܴܐ (zūzp̄ā), from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον (zízuphon). Doublet of jínjol.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /aθuˈfaifa/ [a.θuˈfai̯.fa]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /asuˈfaifa/ [a.suˈfai̯.fa]
Rhymes: -aifa
Syllabification: a‧zu‧fai‧fa

Noun

azufaifa f (plural azufaifas)

jujube (fruit)
Synonym: jínjol

See also

azofaifo, azufaifo (“jujube tree”)

Further reading

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

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