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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic اَلْعَرَبِيَّة (al-ʕarabíyya, “Arabic ”), from Arabic اَلْعَرَبِيَّة (al-ʕarabiyya). Compare Portuguese algaravia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alɡaɾaˈbia/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Syllabification: al‧ga‧ra‧bí‧a
Noun
algarabía f (plural algarabías)
- (uncountable, rare, dated) Arabic (language)
- Synonyms: árabe m, arábigo m
- hubbub, uproar
- Synonyms: bulla f, griterío m, gritería f, vocerío m, algazara m, algarada f, bullicio m, alboroto m, guirigay m, escándalo m, confusión f, tumulto m, juerga f, jarana f, jolgorio m, jaleo m, follón m, zapatiesta f, trapatiesta f, tiberio m, periquera f
- gibberish
- Synonyms: jerigonza f, galimatías m, guirigay m, periquera f
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