sofraja

Catalan

Alternative forms

• sofranya

Etymology

Inherited from Latin suffrāginem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [suˈfɾa.ʒə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [soˈfɾa.ʒə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [soˈfɾa.d͡ʒa]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [soˈfɾa.ʒa]

Noun

sofraja f (plural sofrages)

1. poplit (the hollow behind the knee), "knee pit", "popliteal fossa"

   Synonym: jarret

See also

• sofraja del braç

Further reading

• “sofraja”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “sofraja”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)