alfanje
Spanish, noun/alˈfanxe/
alfanje is spelled A-L-F-A-N-J-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written Spanish, the 183,993rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alfanje is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “cutlass (sword of European origin with a straight or slightly curved blade)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sable corto de origen turco de hoja ancha y curva, con filo en un solo lado y habitualmente con contrafilo en…”.
What does alfanje mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecutlass (sword of European origin with a straight or slightly curved blade)
- 2
masculinescimitar (sword of Middle Eastern origin with a curved blade)
- 3
masculineswordfish (large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sable corto de origen turco de hoja ancha y curva, con filo en un solo lado y habitualmente con contrafilo en la punta (dos filos en la punta). 2. (Xiphias gladius) Pez marino de de 1,5 a 3,5 metros de largo, de color azul o negro y vientre plateado, con la mandíbula superior alargada formando una suerte de espada. Pesa alrededor de 110 kilos y es apreciado como pez comestible.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of alfanje
- alfanjes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alfanje?
- /alˈfanxe/
- [alˈfãŋ.xe]
- Spain [alˈfãŋxe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to alfanje
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is alfanje in Spanish?
alfanje appears about once in every 26 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).