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Andalusian Arabic
Etymology
*Portocal (“Portugal”) + -i (“related to”). *Portocal borrowed from a Romance language, from Latin Portucale.
Adjective
portocǎli (plural portocaliǐn)
- Portuguese
1505, Pedro de Alcalá, Vocabulista arauigo en letra castellana:
- Alanic
1505, Pedro de Alcalá, Vocabulista arauigo en letra castellana:
Usage notes
Though Alcalá (1505) gives "Alanic" as a definition, Corriente (1997) believes it is inaccurate.
References
- Corriente, F. (1997) A Dictionary of Andalusi Arabic, Leiden, New York, Köln: Brill, page 43