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aljuba.

jerkin

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/awˈʒu.bɐ/Brazil[aʊ̯ˈʒu.bɐ]Brazil/alˈʒu.bɐ/Portugal[aɫˈʒu.βɐ]Portugal
  1. jerkin

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aljuba, from Andalusian Arabic الجبة (al-gubba), from Arabic الْجُبَّة (al-jubba). Doublet of gibão. Cognate with Spanish aljuba.

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