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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic اَلْمُؤَذِّن (al-muʔaḏḏin), probably by way of Turkish müezzin. Doublet of almuédano.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /almweˈθin/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /almweˈsin/
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: al‧mue‧cín
Noun
almuecín m (plural almuecines)
- (Islam) muezzin (person who issues call to prayer)
- Synonym: almuédano
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