Etymology

taifa

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Today it means: A Muslim principality on the Iberian Peninsula during the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries. Full definition →

Spanish taifa ← Arabic طَائِفَة
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  1. Arabic · derived fromطَائِفَة“sect, faction”
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromtaifa
  3. English todaytaifa

From Spanish taifa, from Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, faction”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.