almofada
Galician
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic اَلْمُخَدَّة (al-muḵadda), from Arabic مِخَدَّة (miḵadda).
Cognate with Portuguese almofada, Spanish almohada and Maltese mħadda.
Noun
almofada f (plural almofadas)
- pillow
Portuguese
almofada
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic اَلْمُخَدَّة (al-muḵadda), from Arabic مِخَدَّة (miḵadda).
Cognate with Spanish almohada and Maltese mħadda.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌaɫmuˈfaðɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌawmuˈfada/, /ˌawmuˈfadɐ/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌaɫmoˈfada/
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˌaɻmoˈfada/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: al‧mo‧fa‧da
Noun
almofada f (plural almofadas)
- cushion (soft material in cloth bag)
- (chiefly Portugal) pillow
- Ela pôs o seu dente debaixo da almofada.
- She put her tooth under her pillow.
Synonyms
- (pillow): travesseiro
Related terms
- almofadar, almofadado