cafiso

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A form of qafiz — A traditional Arab unit of volume, varying over time, place, and substance measured.

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Italian qafiz
OriginItalian cafiso ← Sicilian cafisu ← Arabic قَفِيز →
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Meanings

nouncafiso (plural cafisos)

plural cafisos · alternative cafisso · alternative caffiso

  1. alternativeAlternative form of qafiz (particularly in Italian contexts)

    Synonyms: Italian qafiz

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Classical Syriacܩܦܝܙܐ
  2. Aramaicקְפִיזָא
  3. Arabicقَفِيز
  4. Siciliancafisu
  5. Italiancafiso
  6. Englishcafiso

From Italian cafiso, from Sicilian cafisu, from Arabic قَفِيز (qafīz), from Aramaic קְפִיזָא and Classical Syriac ܩܦܝܙܐ (qəp̄īzā), of uncertain derivation from Egyptian, Akkadian, and similar units.

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APA

cafiso. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cafiso

MLA

“cafiso.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cafiso. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cafiso,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cafiso.

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