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alforja

[ al-fawr-juh; Spanish ahl-fawr-hah ]

noun

, Southwestern U.S.
, plural al·for·jas [al-, fawr, -j, uh, z, ahl-, fawr, -hahs].
  1. a saddlebag, especially one made of leather.
  2. a cheek pouch.


alforja

/ ælˈfɔːdʒə /

noun

  1. a saddlebag made of leather or canvas
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of alforja1

1605–15; < Spanish < Arabic al-khurj the pair of saddlebags
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Word History and Origins

Origin of alforja1

C17: from Spanish, from Arabic al-khurj the saddlebag
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Example Sentences

About a week later one of your companions drags out of the alforja something crumpled that resembles in general appearance and texture a rusted five-gallon coal-oil can that has been in a wreck.

You sneak off and roll up that piece of buckskin, and thrust it into the alforja.

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