arrabal

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Andalusian Arabic الرَبَض (ar-rabáḍ), from Arabic رَبَض (rabaḍ, “outskirts”). Cognate to Portuguese arrabalde and Catalan raval.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /araˈbal/ [a.raˈβ̞al]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: a‧rra‧bal

Noun[edit]

arrabal m (plural arrabales)

suburb
Synonym: afueras

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

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