safareig

Catalan

Etymology

From Arabic صِهْرِيج‎ (ṣihrīj, “cistern, tank”), from Persian چاه ِریگ‎ (châh-e-rîg, “sand pit”). Compare Galician chafariz, Spanish jaraíz and Portuguese chafariz.

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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