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noun, feminine

adiafa

/aˈdjafa/

noun, feminine/aˈdjafa/

a gift or refreshment given to sailors upon their return to port from a voyage

Asentáronse en la ciudad por espacio de cuarenta días, gozando de una adiafa generosa y magnífica.They settled in the city for a period of forty days, enjoying a generous and magnificent adiafa.

From Arabic الضِّيَافَة (aḍ-ḍiyāfa, “hospitality”).