alforja
[ al-fawr-juh; Spanish ahl-fawr-hah ]
/ ælˈfɔr dʒə; Spanish ɑlˈfɔr hɑ /
noun, plural al·for·jas [al-fawr-juh z; Spanish ahl-fawr-hahs] /ælˈfɔr dʒəz; Spanish ɑlˈfɔr hɑs/. Southwestern U.S.
a saddlebag, especially one made of leather.
a cheek pouch.
Origin of alforja
1605–15; < Spanish < Arabic
al-khurj the pair of saddlebags
Words nearby alforja
alfonso vi,
alfonso x,
alfonso xii,
alfonso xiii,
alford plea,
alforja,
alfred,
alfred the great,
alfresco,
alfur,
alfvén
Example sentences from the Web for alforja
When meal-time arrives, each peasant brings out the alforja, or embroidered wallet, which Sancho Panza kept so well filled.
Things seen in Spain |C. Gasquoine Hartley
British Dictionary definitions for alforja
alforja
/ (ælˈfɔːdʒə) /
noun Southwestern US
a saddlebag made of leather or canvas
Word Origin for alforja
C17: from Spanish, from Arabic
al-khurj the saddlebag