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Where does “zafra” come from?

zafra (Spanish) comes from Arabic سفرة, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

zafra (Spanish): colander; season; oil bottle

Definitions

  1. colander; season; oil bottle

Ancestry of “zafra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسفرةtraveling provision, victuals; leather sheet,...
2Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
3Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out

Words derived from “zafra”

  • zafral
Every word from Arabic نَفِدَ →