albarda

Portuguese

Etymology

According to Coromines (DCELC I, p. 83), it comes from Arabic بَرْدَعَة‎ (bardaʿa, “saddle, especially if made of cloth”). See also Spanish barda (“armour for a horse”), French barda (“soldier armour”) and French barde (“a kind of laminated armour”)

Noun

albarda f (plural albardas)

  1. aparejo (packsaddle made of leather stuffed with hay)

Spanish

Etymology

According to Coromines (DCELC I, p. 83), it comes from Arabic بَرْدَعَة‎ (bardaʿa, “saddle, especially if made of cloth”). See also Spanish barda (“armour for a horse”), French barda (“soldier armour”) and French barde (“a kind of laminated armour”)

Noun

albarda f (plural albardas)

  1. packsaddle
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