almarrá

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic المَحْلَج (*al-maḥláj), from Arabic مَحْلَج (maḥlaj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /almaˈra/ [al.maˈra]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: al‧ma‧rrá

Noun

almarrá m (plural almarrás)

1. cotton gin

   Synonym: desmotadora

Further reading

• “almarrá”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16