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alfafa.

alfalfa (Medicago sativa)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/awˈfa.fɐ/Brazil[aʊ̯ˈfa.fɐ]Brazil/alˈfa.fɐ/Portugal[aɫˈfa.fɐ]Portugal

  1. alfalfa (Medicago sativa)

    feminine

  2. medick (any plant of the genus Medicago)

    broadly · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćwas Proto-Iranian *Hácwah Proto-Iranian *Hástiš Proto-Iranian *HacwaHastiš Old Median *aspāstišder. Arabic فَصْفَص (faṣfaṣ)bor. Old Galician-Portuguese alfalfa Portuguese alfafa Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alfalfa, from Arabic الْفَصْفَصَة (al-faṣfaṣa).

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