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Etymology 1
From Andalusian Arabic الغَالِيَة (al-ḡál(i)ya), from Arabic غَالِيَّة (ḡāliyya).
Noun
algàlia f (plural algàlies)
- civet (perfume)
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Latin algalia, from Ancient Greek ἐργαλεῖον (ergaleîon, “tool, instrument”).
Noun
algàlia f (plural algàlies)
- a urinary catheter
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