catifa

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَطِيفَة (qaṭīfa, “satin”). Compare Portuguese alcatifa.

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

catifa f (plural catifes)

1. carpet; rug

Derived terms

• encatifar

Further reading

• “catifa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.