aldea

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See also: aldeã

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aldea and/or Portuguese aldeia.

Noun

aldea (plural aldeas) (India, historical)

  1. a village
  2. a villa

References

  • Henry Yule, Arthur Coke Burnell (1903) Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases

Asturian

An asturian aldea in Proaza, Asturias

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلضَّيْعَة (aḍ-ḍayʕa, village). Compare Spanish aldea, Portuguese aldeia.

Pronunciation

Noun

aldea f (plural aldees)

  1. village

Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aldea/
  • Rhymes: -ea
  • Hyphenation: al‧de‧a

Noun

aldea

  1. absolutive singular of alde

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلضَّيْعَة (aḍ-ḍayʕa, village). Compare Spanish aldea, Portuguese aldeia.

Pronunciation

Noun

aldea f (plural aldees)

  1. village, mostly used in medieval chronicles when referring to locations outside Catalonia or of Moorish population

Further reading

Galician

An aldea in southern Galicia
An aldea in eastern Galicia

Alternative forms

Etymology

Attested locally since the 13th century, but uncommon before the 14th. From Old Galician-Portuguese aldea, aldeia, from Arabic اَلضَّيْعَة (aḍ-ḍayʕa, village). Compare Portuguese aldeia and Spanish aldea.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈdea/
  • Rhymes: -ea
  • Hyphenation: al‧de‧a

Noun

aldea f (plural aldeas)

  1. village, hamlet
    Synonyms: barrio, lugar, poubea

Derived terms

References

Old Galician-Portuguese

Pronunciation

Noun

aldea f (plural aldeas)

  1. Alternative form of aldeia

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic اَلضَّيْعَة (aḍ-ḍayʕa, village) via Andalusian Arabic. Compare Portuguese aldeia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈdea/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ea
  • Syllabification: al‧de‧a

Noun

aldea f (plural aldeas)

  1. village
    Synonym: villa

Derived terms

Further reading