Alcántara

See also: alcantara, alcántara, Alcantara, Alcàntara, and Alcântara

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic اَلْقَنْطَرَة (al-qanṭara, “the bridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈkantaɾa/ [alˈkãn̪.t̪a.ɾa]

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• Rhymes: -antaɾa
• Syllabification: Al‧cán‧ta‧ra

Proper noun

Alcántara f

1. Alcántara (a municipality of Spain)

Proper noun

Alcántara m or f by sense

1. a surname

Related terms

• alcantarino

 

Further reading

• “Alcántara”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28