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algaravia

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese algaravia, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْعَرَبِيَّة (al-ʕarabíyya), from Arabic اَلْعَرَبِيَّة (al-ʕarabiyya, “Arabic [language]”). Compare Galician and Spanish algarabía.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.ɡa.ɾaˈvi.ɐ/ [aʊ̯.ɡa.ɾaˈvi.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.ɡa.ɾaˈvi.a/ [aʊ̯.ɡa.ɾaˈvi.a]
 

  • Rhymes: -iɐ
  • Hyphenation: al‧ga‧ra‧vi‧a

Noun

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algaravia f (plural algaravias)

  1. (uncountable, archaic) the Arabic language
    Synonym: árabe m
  2. gibberish (speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless)
    Synonym: grego m
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