Alforja Definition

ăl-fôrhä, äl-
noun
A leather or canvas saddlebag used in the W U.S.
Webster's New World

A saddlebag.

Wiktionary
A cheek pouch.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Alforja

Noun

Singular:
alforja
Plural:
alforjas

Origin of Alforja

  • Spanish from Old Spanish from Arabic al-ḫurj al- the ḫurj saddlebag Persian khurjīn

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Spanish Andalusian Arabic [script?] (alẖurǧ), from Arabic خرج (ẖurj, “saddlebag”).

    From Wiktionary