almenara

See also: Almenara

Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish almenara, from Andalusian Arabic المَنَارَة (al-manára), ultimately from Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra).

Noun

almenara f (Latin spelling, plural almenaras)

1. chandelier, lighting fixture

   Synonym: lustra f

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْمَنَارَة (al-manāra). Doublet of minarete.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.meˈna.ɾɐ/ [aʊ̯.meˈna.ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.meˈna.ɾɐ/ [aʊ̯.meˈna.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.meˈna.ɾa/ [aʊ̯.meˈna.ɾa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.mɨˈna.ɾɐ/ [aɫ.mɨˈna.ɾɐ]

• Hyphenation: al‧me‧na‧ra

Noun

almenara f (plural almenaras)

1. (history) torch or bonfire lit at the top of a tower or high point to transmit signals visible from a distance
2. beacon (signal fire)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /almeˈnaɾa/ [al.meˈna.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Syllabification: al‧me‧na‧ra

Etymology 1

From Andalusian Arabic المَنَارَة (al-manára), from Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra).

Noun

almenara f (plural almenaras)

1. beacon, signal fire
2. large candelabrum

Etymology 2

From Andalusian Arabic المَنْهَر (al-manhár), from Arabic مَنْهَر (manhar).

Noun

almenara f (plural almenaras)

1. (Teruel, Zaragoza) overflow ditch

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

almenara

1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of almenar

Further reading

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