aljaba
Spanish, noun/alˈxaba/
aljaba is spelled A-L-J-A-B-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written Spanish, the 165,375th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aljaba is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “quiver (for arrows)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Caja portátil, abierta por arriba, que se usa para transportar flechas. Era ancha por arriba y estrecha por…”.
What does aljaba mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininequiver (for arrows)
- 2
femininehummingbird fuchsia, Fuchsia magellanica
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Caja portátil, abierta por arriba, que se usa para transportar flechas. Era ancha por arriba y estrecha por abajo, y se colgaba del hombro izquierdo con ayuda de una correa. 2. (Fuchsia) Género de plantas de flor. Principalmente son arbustos, con unas 100 a 110 especies de América y Oceanía.
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 aljaba
- aljabas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aljaba?
- /alˈxaba/
- [alˈxa.β̞a]
- [alˈxaβ̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aljaba
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aljaba in Spanish?
aljaba appears about once in every 20 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).