alforja

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish alforja, from Andalusian Arabic الخُرْج, from Arabic خُرْج (ḵurj, “saddlebag”). === Pronunciation === (US) enPR: ăl-fŏr'-jə, IPA(key): /ælˈfɔɹ.d͡ʒə/ === Noun === alforja (plural alforjas) A saddlebag. A cheek pouch. == Catalan == === Etymology === From Andalusian Arabic, compare Spanish alforja. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [əlˈfo̞r.ʒə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [əlˈfɔr.ʒə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [alˈfɔɾ.d͡ʒa] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [alˈfɔr.ʒa] === Noun === alforja f (plural alforges) saddlebag, pannier === Further reading === “alforja”, 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 “alforja”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “alforja” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “alforja”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: al‧for‧ja === Noun === alforja f (plural alforjas) alternative form of alforje === Further reading === “alforja”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Andalusian Arabic الخُرْج (al-ḵurj), from Arabic خُرْج (ḵurj, “saddlebag”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈfoɾxa/ [alˈfoɾ.xa] Rhymes: -oɾxa Syllabification: al‧for‧ja === Noun === alforja f (plural alforjas) saddlebag, knapsack pannier (basket or bag fastened to the back of a bicycle or pack animal) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: alforja → Tagalog: alporhas === Further reading === “alforja”, 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