almogávar
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word almogávar. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word almogávar, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say almogávar in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word almogávar you have here. The definition of the word almogávar will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofalmogávar, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Almogávares
See also: almogavar
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese almogavar, almograve (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Andalusian Arabic المُغَاوِر (al-muḡā́wir), from Arabic مُغَاوِر (muḡāwir).
Pronunciation
Noun
almogávar m (plural almogávares)
- (historical) rider, marauder, applied mostly to Christian soldiers who realized raids on Muslim territories during the Middle Ages
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “almogavar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “almogavar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “almogávar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese almogavar, from Andalusian Arabic المُغَاوِر (al-muḡā́wir), from Arabic مُغَاوِر (muḡāwir).
Pronunciation
Noun
almogávar m (plural almogávares)
- (historical) almogavar (light footsoldier during the Reconquista)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “almogávar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
Spanish
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic المُغَاوِر (al-muḡā́wir), from Arabic مُغَاوِر (muḡāwir).
Pronunciation
Adjective
almogávar m or f (masculine and feminine plural almogávares)
Noun
almogávar m (plural almogávares)
- (historical) almogavar (light footsoldier during the Reconquista)
Descendants
- → English: almogavar
Further reading
- “almogávar”, 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