A pair of bags or pouches hung across the back of a pack animal to carry cargo on journeys.
From Spanish, derived from Arabic 'al-furja' meaning a leather bag or satchel. This word traveled through medieval Spain during centuries of Arab presence on the peninsula.
The word alforja is a linguistic time capsule showing how the Arabic occupation of Spain (711-1492) shaped Spanish vocabulary—merchants and travelers needed names for new carrying methods!
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