صافره

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • زفره

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek σαβούρα (saboúra). Cognate with Italian zavorra and many other words around the Mediterranean. Doublet of صابوره (sabura), which passed through Arabic.

Noun

صافره (safra)

  1. (nautical) ballast

References

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