alfarda

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic الْفَرْض (al-farḍ, “imposition”), from the root ف ر ض (f r ḍ) related to being mandatory. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əlˈfar.də] IPA(key): (Valencia) [alˈfaɾ.ða] === Noun === alfarda f (plural alfardes) (historical) a kind of tribute paid by the Moors and Jews to the crown in medieval Spain (historical, Aragon) tribute paid for irrigation water === Further reading === “alfarda”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈfaɾda/ [alˈfaɾ.ð̞a] Rhymes: -aɾda Syllabification: al‧far‧da === Noun === alfarda f (plural alfardas) (historical) a kind of tribute paid by the Moors and Jews to the crown in medieval Spain a kind of cloak batten === Further reading === “alfarda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025