zanahoria

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Asturian

Alternative forms

Noun

zanahoria f (plural zanahories)

  1. carrot (root vegetable, usually orange)

Spanish

Zanahorias

Etymology

Metathesis of Andalusian Arabic *سَفُنَّارْيَة (*safunnārya), from Arabic إِسْفَنَارِيَّة (ʔisfanāriyya) (compare Libyan Arabic: سفنّاريّة (sfənnāriyya)), from Ancient Greek σταφυλίνη ἀγρία (staphulínē agría). Cognate to Catalan safanòria, Galician cenoria, Portuguese cenoura.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θanaˈoɾja/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /sanaˈoɾja/
  • Rhymes: -oɾja
  • Syllabification: za‧na‧ho‧ria

Noun

zanahoria f (plural zanahorias)

  1. carrot

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Mezquital Otomi: sanoria
  • → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: sanaúria
  • → Quechua: sanawrya

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