aljibe

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Andalusian Arabic اَلْجُبّ(al-júbb), from Classical Arabic جُبّ(jubb, cistern, well). Cognate with Galician alxibe and Catalan aljub. Compare Sicilian gebbia.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /alˈxibe/ [alˈxi.β̞e]
  • Rhymes: -ibe
  • Syllabification: al‧ji‧be

Noun[edit]

aljibe m (plural aljibes)

  1. well (for water), cistern, tank, reservoir

See also[edit]

  • pozo (for oil, gas, etc.)

Further reading[edit]