aljibe
Spanish
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic اَلْجُبّ (al-júbb), from Classical Arabic جُبّ (jubb, “cistern, well”). Cognate with Galician alxibe and Catalan aljub. Compare Sicilian gebbia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈxibe/ [alˈxi.β̞e]
- Rhymes: -ibe
- Syllabification: al‧ji‧be
Noun
aljibe m (plural aljibes)
- well (for water), cistern, tank, reservoir
See also
- pozo (for oil, gas, etc.)
Further reading
- “aljibe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014