atafea

== Spanish == === Etymology === Previously thought to have been borrowed from Arabic طَفَّاحَة (ṭaffāḥa, “fullness”) via Andalusian Arabic, but this theory is now largely rejected by modern etymologists, who instead connect it to Moroccan Arabic تْفَايَة (tfāya): a sweet glaze used in Moroccan cuisine. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ataˈfea/ [a.t̪aˈfe.a] Rhymes: -ea Syllabification: a‧ta‧fe‧a === Noun === atafea f (plural atafeas) (rare, obsolete) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: pig-out tfaya === References === === Further reading === “atafea”, 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 “atafea”, in Tesoro de los diccionarios históricos de la lengua española [Thesaurus of the Historical Dictionaries of the Spanish Language], Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2021