alhóndiga

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الفُنْدَق (al-fúndaq), from Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq, “inn, hotel”), from Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon, “inn”). Cognate to Catalan alfòndec and Portuguese alfândega.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈlondiɡa/ [aˈlõn̪.d̪i.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -ondiɡa
• Syllabification: al‧hón‧di‧ga

Noun

alhóndiga f (plural alhóndigas)

1. grain store

Derived terms

• alhondiguero

 

Related terms

• fondac
• fundago

 

Further reading

• “alhóndiga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014