albañil

See also: albanil

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَنَّاء (bannāʔ), via Andalusian Arabic. Cognate with Portuguese alvenel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /albaˈɲil/ [al.β̞aˈɲil]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -il
  • Syllabification: al‧ba‧ñil

Noun

albañil m or f by sense (plural albañiles, feminine albañil or albañila, feminine plural albañiles or albañilas)

  1. mason, bricklayer
    • 1978, Joan Manuel Serrat, “Qué bonito es Badalona”:
      Y ese perro muerto en la cuneta / Y esos albañiles en "samarreta"…
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. construction worker

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Descendants

  • → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: ölbañil
  • → Zoogocho Zapotec: albanil

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