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calafate: Andalusian Arabic → Portuguese · Lexodus

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calafate

From Andalusian Arabic قلفط (qalafaṭa, qalafaṭe, “to caulk”). Compare Libyan Arabic قلفاط, Maltese qalfat, and etymology 2 in Arabic قالة (qāla).

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c. 960 CEAndalusian Arabic

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c. 960 CE
c. 1300

Hops are evenly spaced; labels show the year each form is first attested.