alforje

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• alforge (Portugal)
• alforja

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Andalusian Arabic الخُرْج (al-ḵurj), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic خُرْج (ḵurj, “saddlebag”). Compare Spanish alforja.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: al‧for‧je

Noun

alforje m (plural alforjes) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. saddlebag, pannier