almagra

See also: almagrá

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almagra (more commonly almagre), from Arabic الْمُغْرَة (al-muḡra, “red clay or earth”).

Noun

almagra (usually uncountable, plural almagras)

1. ruddle (red ochre found in Spain)

Translations

a deep red ochre found in Spain

• Portuguese: almagre (pt) m, almagra (pt) f
• Spanish: almagre (es) m

References

• “almagra”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Noun

almagra f (plural almagras)

1. Alternative form of almagre

Etymology 2

Verb

almagra

1. inflection of almagrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈmaɡɾa/ [alˈma.ɣ̞ɾa]
• Rhymes: -aɡɾa
• Syllabification: al‧ma‧gra

Etymology 1

Noun

almagra f (plural almagras)

1. Alternative form of almagre

Descendants

• → English: almagra

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

almagra

1. inflection of almagrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “almagra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28