algaravia

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.ɡa.ɾaˈvi.ɐ/ [aʊ̯.ɡa.ɾaˈvi.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.ɡa.ɾaˈvi.a/ [aʊ̯.ɡa.ɾaˈvi.a]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.ɡɐ.ɾɐˈvi.ɐ/ [aɫ.ɣɐ.ɾɐˈvi.ɐ]

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

Noun

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

Derived terms

  • algaraviada
  • algaraviar

Further reading

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