almena
Spanish
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic الْـ (al-, definite article) + Latin minae (“merlons”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈmena/ [alˈme.na]
- Rhymes: -ena
- Syllabification: al‧me‧na
Etymology 1
Noun
almena f (plural almenas)
- (architecture) merlon, battlement
- Synonym: merlón
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
almena
- inflection of almenar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “almena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024