foggara

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noun

An underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valley; a qanat.

OriginAlgerian Arabic فُقَّارَة →
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Meanings

nounfoggara (plural foggaras)

plural foggaras

  1. AfricaNorthAn underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valley; a qanat.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
qanat

Origin

  1. Algerian Arabicفُقَّارَة
  2. Englishfoggara

Borrowed from Algerian Arabic فُقَّارَة (fuggāra).

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APA

foggara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foggara

MLA

“foggara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foggara. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foggara,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foggara.

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