almártaga

Spanish

Alternative forms

• mártaga

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic *اَلْمَرْتَعَة (*al-mártaʕa), from Arabic مَرْتَع (martaʕ, “pasture”), from رِتَاع (ritāʕ, “grazing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈmaɾtaɡa/ [alˈmaɾ.t̪a.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -aɾtaɡa
• Syllabification: al‧már‧ta‧ga

Noun

almártaga f (plural almártagas)

1. headstall

Further reading

• “almártaga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10