márfega

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِرْفَقَة (mirfaqa), variant of مِرْفَق (mirfaq, “armrest”). Cognate with Catalan màrfega, Occitan marfega.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾfeɡa/ [ˈmaɾ.fe.ɣ̞a]
Rhymes: -aɾfeɡa
Syllabification: már‧fe‧ga

Noun

márfega f (plural márfegas)

strawen mattress
Synonym: jergón

Further reading

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

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