portocǎli

Andalusian Arabic

Alternative forms

• portucǎli

Etymology

*Portocal (“Portugal”) +‎ -i (“related to”). *Portocal borrowed from a Romance language, from Latin Portucale.

Adjective

portocǎli (plural portocaliǐn)

1. Portuguese
   • 1505, Pedro de Alcalá, Vocabulista arauigo en letra castellana:

     Portogueſ coſa d̓ portugal portocǎli. portocaliǐn.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. Alanic
   • 1505, Pedro de Alcalá, Vocabulista arauigo en letra castellana:

     Alanos eſſos meſmos. Portucǎli.portucaliǐn.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

Though Alcalá (1505) gives "Alanic" as a definition, Corriente (1997) believes it is inaccurate.

References

• Corriente, F. (1997) A Dictionary of Andalusi Arabic, Leiden, New York, Köln: Brill, page 43