alforja

American

[al-fawr-juh, ahl-fawr-hah] / ælˈfɔr dʒə, ɑlˈfɔr hɑ /

noun

Southwestern U.S.

plural

alforjas

a saddlebag, especially one made of leather.
a cheek pouch.

alforja British

/ ælˈfɔːdʒə /

noun

a saddlebag made of leather or canvas

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Etymology

Origin of alforja

1605–15; < Spanish < Arabic al-khurj the pair of saddlebags

Example Sentences

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You sneak off and roll up that piece of buckskin, and thrust it into the alforja.

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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.

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