aljibe
Spanish, noun/alˈxibe/
aljibe is spelled A-L-J-I-B-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 56,859th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aljibe is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “well (for water), cistern, tank, reservoir” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Excavación profunda para la extracción de agua, en especial potable”.
What does aljibe mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewell (for water), cistern, tank, reservoir
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Excavación profunda para la extracción de agua, en especial potable 2. Depósito subterráneo de aguas 3. Vehículo destinado al transporte de líquidos 4. Recipiente para el almacenaje de agua
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 aljibe
- aljibes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aljibe?
- /alˈxibe/
- [alˈxi.β̞e]
- [alˈxiβ̞e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aljibe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aljibe in Spanish?
aljibe appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).