alforja
Americannoun
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a saddlebag, especially one made of leather.
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a cheek pouch.
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of alforja
1605–15; < Spanish < Arabic al-khurj the pair of saddlebags
Example Sentences
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About a week later one of your companions drags out of the alforja something crumpled that resembles in general appearance and texture a rusted five-gallon coal-oil can that has been in a wreck.
From The Mountains by White, Stewart Edward
You sneak off and roll up that piece of buckskin, and thrust it into the alforja.
From The Mountains by White, Stewart Edward
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