adefera

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ضَفِيرَة (ḍafīra, “braid”), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adeˈfeɾa/ [a.ð̞eˈfe.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: a‧de‧fe‧ra

Noun

adefera f (plural adeferas)

1. a small, square tile used in friezes and pavements.

Further reading

• “adefera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014