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Spanish
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic الرَبَض (ar-rabáḍ), from Arabic رَبَض (rabaḍ, “outskirts”). Cognate to Asturian, Portuguese arrabalde and Catalan raval.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /araˈbal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: a‧rra‧bal
Noun
arrabal m (plural arrabales)
- suburb
- Synonym: afueras
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