alforja
Spanish, noun/alˈfoɾxa/
alforja is spelled A-L-F-O-R-J-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 81,768th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alforja is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “saddlebag, knapsack” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Bolsa o talego que se lleva a lomos de una cabalgadura o sobre una motocicleta, normalmente formada por dos…”.
What does alforja mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesaddlebag, knapsack
- 2
femininepannier (basket or bag fastened to the back of a bicycle or pack animal)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bolsa o talego que se lleva a lomos de una cabalgadura o sobre una motocicleta, normalmente formada por dos estuches que cuelgan uno a cada lado, unidos por correas. 2. Provisión de los comestibles y enseres necesarios para el camino. 3. Por extensión, provisión de cualquier cosa útil y provechosa.
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 alforja
- alforjas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alforja?
- /alˈfoɾxa/
- [alˈfoɾ.xa]
- [alˈfoɾxa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to alforja
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is alforja in Spanish?
alforja appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).