Etymology

alforja

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Today it means: A saddlebag. Full definition →

Spanish alforja ← Andalusian Arabic خُرْج ← Arabic خُرْج
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromخُرْج“saddlebag”
  2. Andalusian Arabic · derived fromخُرْج
  3. Spanish · borrowed fromalforja
  4. English todayalforja

From Spanish alforja, from Andalusian Arabic خُرْج, from Arabic خُرْج (ḵurj, “saddlebag”).

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