alforja

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[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- In Spain, Portugal, Latin America, and other areas of Spanish or Portuguese influence: a pouch or bag, typically of leather; a saddlebag.


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Origin:
early 17th century. Partly from Portuguese alforja, † alforge, and partly from Spanish alforja, both in sense ‘pouch or bag, typically made of leather’, both from Arabic al-ḵurj from al the + ḵurj store, supply, provision from ḵaraja to proceed




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