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noun, feminine

alcatifa

/alkaˈtifa/

noun, feminine/alkaˈtifa/plural: alcatifas

carpet (a fabric used as a floor covering)

Synonyms: alfombra, tapete

Borrowed from Arabic قَطِيفَة (qaṭīfa), via Andalusian Arabic. Cognate with Galician alcatifa, Portuguese alcatifa, Catalan catifa