alfayat

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Old Leonese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic الْخَيَّاط (al-ḵayyāṭ, “the tailor”). Compare Old Galician-Portuguese alfaiate.

Noun

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alfayat

  1. tailor
    • 1265, document from San Vicente de Ovied
      Johan Peliz e Pero Boca, alfayat de la Gasconna
      Johan Peliz and Pero Boca, tailor of La Gascona (neighborhood in Oviedo)

Descendants

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  • Asturian: alfayate
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