safareig

Catalan

Etymology

Via Arabic صِهْرِيج‎ (ṣihrīj, “cistern, tank”) from Middle Persian *čāhrēg from [script needed] (cʾh /čāh/, “pit, well”) + [script needed] (lyk' /rēg/, “sand”), as are Spanish jaraíz, Galician chafariz and Portuguese chafariz.

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /sə.fəˈɾət͡ʃ/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /sə.fəˈɾɛt͡ʃ/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /sa.faˈɾet͡ʃ/

Noun

safareig m (plural safareigs or safaretjos)

  1. an artificial water deposit, mainly used for irrigation and doing the laundry

Derived terms
  • Catalan:
    • fer safareig (“to do the laundry or, more commonly, to gossip”)
    • xafardeig (“gossiping”)
    • xafardejar (“to gossip”)
    • xafarder (“gossiper”)
  • Spanish: chafardear, chafardero
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