Trafalgar
English
Etymology
From Arabic طَرَف الغَار (ṭaraf al-ḡār, literally “cape of laurel”). The place in Australia is named for the battle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɹəˈfælɡə(ɹ)/, (rare) /ˌtɹæfəlˈɡɑː(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
Trafalgar
- A headland in the Province of Cádiz in the south-west of Spain.
- A sea area centred on this cape
- A famous naval battle once fought near the headland (1805); part of the Napoleonic Wars.
- A town in Victoria, Australia.
Derived terms
Translations
A headland in Province of Cádiz
Portuguese
Proper noun
Trafalgar ?
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾafalˈɡaɾ/ [t̪ɾa.falˈɣ̞aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: Tra‧fal‧gar
Proper noun
Trafalgar m