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almohada

pillowcojín para apoyar la cabeza en la cama

Comes from Arabic

المِخَدَّة

al-mikhadda

“the pillow, "what goes under the cheek"”«la almohada, «lo que va bajo la mejilla»»

In Andalusi Arabic: المُخَدَّة al-mukhadda

Arabic today says

مِخَدَّة

mikhadda

And it still does

Root

خ د د

kh-d-d

The article

Spanish kept the Arabic article al- glued to the word.

The story

From khadd, "cheek": the mikhadda is where you rest your cheek. The kh softened to h, silent today.De khadd, «mejilla»: la mikhadda es donde se apoya la mejilla. La kh se suavizó en h, muda hoy.

In a sentence

Prefiero dormir con una almohada baja.

I prefer to sleep with a low pillow.

أُفَضِّلُ النَّوْمَ عَلَى مِخَدَّةٍ مُنْخَفِضَة.

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