alfombra
/alˈfombɾa/ · B1 · noun · f
rug
🧶 From Arabic al-ḥanbal, a rug; al- is Arabic the, as in algodón
Many Spanish words starting with al- come from Arabic, where al means the: almohada (pillow), azúcar, algodón (cotton). Alfombra is one of them, from Andalusian Arabic al-ḥanbal, a woven rug. The word is feminine: la alfombra.