almarrá

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Andalusian Arabic المَحْلَج (*al-maḥláj), from Arabic مَحْلَج (maḥlaj).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /almaˈra/ [al.maˈra]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: al‧ma‧rrá

Noun[edit]

almarrá m (plural almarrás)

cotton gin
Synonym: desmotadora

Further reading[edit]

“almarrá”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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