catalufa

noun

cat·​a·​lu·​fa

ˌkatᵊlˈüfə

plural -s

: bigeye sense 1

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Spanish, variegated material used in making carpets, from Old Italian cataluffa, a cloth made in Venice

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