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alcatifa.

carpet (a fabric used as a floor covering)

8 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/aw.kaˈt͡ʃi.fɐ/Brazil[aʊ̯.kaˈt͡ʃi.fɐ]Brazil/al.kɐˈti.fɐ/Portugal[aɫ.kɐˈti.fɐ]Portugal
  1. carpet (a fabric used as a floor covering)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *qaṭap- Arabic قَطَفَ (qaṭafa) Arabic القَطِيفَة (al-qaṭīfa)bor. Portuguese alcatifa Borrowed from Arabic القَطِيفَة (al-qaṭīfa). Compare Catalan catifa.

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