almofada

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Galician

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic اَلْمُخَدَّة (al-muḵadda), from Arabic مِخَدَّة (miḵadda).

Cognate with Portuguese almofada, Spanish almohada and Maltese mħadda.

Noun

almofada f (plural almofadas)

  1. pillow

Portuguese

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almofada

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic اَلْمُخَدَّة (al-muḵadda), from Arabic مِخَدَّة (miḵadda).

Cognate with Spanish almohada and Maltese mħadda.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Portugal" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌaɫmuˈfaðɐ/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌawmuˈfada/, /ˌawmuˈfadɐ/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "South Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌaɫmoˈfada/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Caipira" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌaɻmoˈfada/
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  • Hyphenation: al‧mo‧fa‧da

Noun

almofada f (plural s)

  1. cushion (soft material in cloth bag)
  2. (chiefly Portugal) pillow
    Ela pôs o seu dente debaixo da almofada.
    She put her tooth under her pillow.

Synonyms