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alfa¹

noun

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Alfa from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet
  2. alternative Alternative spelling of alpha used in the ruleset of the international nonproprietary name system, where various digraphs are usually deprecated (except for grandfathered exceptions) because their replacement is translingually preferable (thus, for example, f, not ph; t, not th; and e, not ae).

alfa²

Where it comes from

From Fula alfaa. Compare Yoruba àlùfáà.

noun alfas

  1. A West African cleric or religious teacher.

Alfa³

Where it comes from

Clipping of Alfa Romeo.

noun Alfas

  1. informal A car made by Alfa Romeo.

proper noun

  1. A female given name.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: omega, alpha, uniform, laval, be-all, interferon, esparto, romeo, alva, thousand, alfaki, alfakih, alfaqui, alfaquin, mallam, almami

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Chicago

"alfa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alfa.

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@misc{alfa_2026,
  title = {alfa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alfa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}