l'Alguer

Unclear origin. Most straightforwardly, l' + alga (“seaweed”) +‎ -er (adjective-forming suffix). Relatedly, a Medieval Latin Aleguerium (literally “stagnation of seaweed”) has also been proposed. In either case, ultimately from Latin alga.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [l‿əlˈɣe]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [l‿alˈɣeɾ]
• (Alghero) IPA^(key): /lalˈɡe/
• Rhymes: -e(ɾ)

l'Alguer m

1. Alghero (a city and port town in Sardinia, Italy)

   Synonym: (popular) Barceloneta

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