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alforja

/ælˈfɔɹ.d͡ʒə/ US

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From Spanish alforja, from Andalusian Arabic خُرْج, from Arabic خُرْج (ḵurj, “saddlebag”).

noun alforjas

A saddlebag. This proximity to vast, unattainable wealth, tempting and frustrating at the same time, is also evident in the story of the lost alforja, one of the most commonly related anecdotes about Cubillo.
A cheek pouch.

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@misc{alforja_2026,
  title = {alforja},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alforja},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}