corfa

Catalan

Etymology

From a dialectal form of Arabic قِرْفَة (qirfa, “bark, skin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈkɔr.fə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈkɔɾ.fa]

Noun

corfa f (plural corfes) (Valencia)

1. crust

   Synonym: crosta

2. scab
3. peel

   Synonym: pell

4. shell

   Synonym: closca

5. bark

   Synonym: escorça

Derived terms

• corfoll

Further reading

• “corfa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.