valí

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈli/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: va‧lí

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Arabic وَالٍ (wālin).

Noun

valí m (plural valís or valíes)

  1. wali (governor in an Islamic country)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

valí

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of valer

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