alforza

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الحُزَّة (alḥúzza), from Arabic الحُغْزَة (al-ḥuḡza).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /alˈfoɾθa/ [alˈfoɾ.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /alˈfoɾsa/ [alˈfoɾ.sa]

Noun

alforza f (plural alforzas)

1. pleat (in clothing etc)
2. scar

   Synonym: cicatriz

Derived terms

• alforzar

Further reading

• “alforza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014