almenara

See also: Almenara

Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish almenara, from Andalusian Arabic المَنَارَة (al-manára), ultimately from Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra).

Noun

almenara f (plural almenaras)

  1. chandelier, lighting fixture
    Synonym: lustra f

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْمَنَارَة (al-manāra).[1][2] Doublet of minarete.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.meˈna.ɾɐ/ [aʊ̯.meˈna.ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.meˈna.ɾa/ [aʊ̯.meˈna.ɾa]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.mɨˈna.ɾɐ/ [aɫ.mɨˈna.ɾɐ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: al‧me‧na‧ra

Noun

almenara f (plural almenaras)

  1. (history) torch or bonfire lit at the top of a tower or high point to transmit signals visible from a distance
  2. beacon (signal fire)

References

  1. ^ “almenara”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “almenara”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /almeˈnaɾa/ [al.meˈna.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -aɾa
  • Syllabification: al‧me‧na‧ra

Etymology 1

From Andalusian Arabic المَنَارَة (al-manára), from Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra).

Noun

almenara f (plural almenaras)

  1. beacon, signal fire
  2. large candelabrum

Etymology 2

From Andalusian Arabic المَنْهَر (al-manhár), from Arabic مَنْهَر (manhar).

Noun

almenara f (plural almenaras)

  1. (Teruel, Zaragoza) overflow ditch

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

almenara

  1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of almenar

Further reading

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