aljava

Portuguese

aljava

Etymology

From Arabic اَلجَعْبَة (al-jaʕba, “the quiver”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈʒa.vɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈʒa.vɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈʒa.vɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈʒa.vɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈʒa.va/ [aʊ̯ˈʒa.va]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈʒa.vɐ/ [aɫˈʒa.vɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈʒa.vɐ/ [aɫˈʒa.vɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈʒa.bɐ/ [aɫˈʒa.βɐ]

• Rhymes: -avɐ
• Hyphenation: al‧ja‧va

Noun

aljava f (plural aljavas)

1. quiver (arrow container)

   Synonyms: carcás, fáretra