Alghero

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Alghero, of unclear origin. Usually thought to derive from Medieval Latin Aleguerium (literally “stagnation of seaweed”) or Sardinian S'Alighèra, from aliga (“seaweed; rubbish”) + -era, but either way from Latin alga (“seaweed”), from Proto-Indo-European *alg-, *alǵ- (“to be dirty, slimy”).

Pronunciation

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Alghero

Wikipedia

• (UK) IPA^(key): /alˈɡɛəɹəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɑlˈɡɛɹoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹəʊ, -ɛɹəʊ

Proper noun

Alghero

1. A city and port town in the province of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy.

Derived terms

• Algherese

Translations

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Alghero

Wikipedia ^it

Etymology

Unclear origin. Usually thought to derive from Medieval Latin Aleguerium (literally “stagnation of seaweed”) or Sardinian S'Alighèra, from aliga (“seaweed; rubbish”) + -era, but either way from Latin alga (“seaweed”), from Proto-Indo-European *alg-, *alǵ- (“to be dirty, slimy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈɡɛ.ro/
• Rhymes: -ɛro
• Hyphenation: Al‧ghè‧ro

Proper noun

Alghero f

1. Alghero (a city and port town in Sardinia, Italy)

Derived terms

• algherese

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

Alghero

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian Alghero, of unclear origin. Usually thought to derive from Medieval Latin Aleguerium (literally “stagnation of seaweed”) or Sardinian S'Alighèra, from aliga (“seaweed; rubbish”) + -era, but either way from Latin alga (“seaweed”), from Proto-Indo-European *alg-, *alǵ- (“to be dirty, slimy”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Alghero f

1. Alghero (a city and port town in Sardinia, Italy)

Derived terms

• alguerês