Etymology

sufuria

su·fu·ria
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Today it means: A deep metal cooking pot with a flat base and no handles. Full definition →

Swahili sufuria ← Arabic صُفْر (ṣufr)
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  1. Arabicصُفْر (ṣufr)
  2. Swahilisufuria
  3. English todaysufuria

Borrowed from Swahili sufuria, borrowed from Omani Arabic صفرية (ṣufriya, “cooking pot”), from صفر (“copper”) + ـية (-iyya).

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