albéitar
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الْبَيْطَار (al-bayṭār, “veterinarian, farrier”), from Ancient Greek ἱππιατρός (hippiatrós), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + ἰατρός (iatrós, “physician”).
Pronunciation
Noun
albéitar m (plural albéitares)
- farrier who can also cure minor animal (especially equine) illnesses; veterinarian
- Synonym: veterinario
Descendants
- → Basque: albaitari
Further reading
- “albéitar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28