arfada
Spanish, noun/aɾˈfada/
arfada is spelled A-R-F-A-D-A (6 letters). Arfada is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “pitch (measure of extent to which a vessel's bow and stern go up and down)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción de arfar, movimiento de levantar la proa el buque, impelido por la marejada, debiendo después bajarla…”.
What does arfada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepitch (measure of extent to which a vessel's bow and stern go up and down)
- 2
feminineoscillation, rocking
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción de arfar, movimiento de levantar la proa el buque, impelido por la marejada, debiendo después bajarla, lo que es cabecear.
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 arfada
- arfadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce arfada?
- /aɾˈfada/
- [aɾˈfa.ð̞a]
- [aɾˈfað̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.