catifa

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قطيفة‎ (qaṭīfa, “satin”). Compare Portuguese alcatifa.

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /kəˈti.fə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /kaˈti.fa/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

catifa f (plural catifes)

  1. carpet; rug

Derived terms
  • encatifar

Further reading
  • “catifa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.