How the Spanish language influenced English with the word 'alfalfa'

'Alfalfa' is a word borrowed from Spanish 'alfalfa'. The word entered the English language some time around 1845.

alfalfa [noun] [1845]

A deep-rooted leguminous perennial plant (Medicago sativa) of southwestern Asia that is widely grown for hay and fora...

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Etymology: Spanish, modification of Arabic dialect 'al-faṣfaṣa' the alfalfa

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