alfar

See also: álfar

Galician

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ar(e)fāre, from Latin ārefacere, present active infinitive of ārefaciō. Cognate with Portuguese arfar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈfaɾ/

Verb

1. (intransitive, of grain) to wither, to dry
2. (takes a reflexive pronoun, of grain) to wither, to dry

Derived terms

• alfa

References

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• “alfar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Old Norse

Noun

alfar

1. nominative plural of alfr

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• alfaár, alfahar

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الْفَخَّار (al-faḵḵār), from Arabic فَخَّار (faḵḵār, “pottery”), from Aramaic פחרא /‎ ܦܚܪܐ (paḵḵārā), from Akkadian 𒁃 (BAḪAR₂ /⁠paḫāru⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈfaɾ/ [alˈfaɾ]

Noun

alfar m (plural alfares)

1. clay

   Synonym: arcilla

2. clay workshop

Derived terms

• alfarero

Further reading

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