alazán

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الأصهاب (al-ʔaṣháb), from Arabic أَصْهَب (ʔaṣhab, “reddish, reddish-brown”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /alaˈθan/ [a.laˈθãn]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /alaˈsan/ [a.laˈsãn]
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: a‧la‧zán

Adjective

alazán (feminine alazana, masculine plural alazanes, feminine plural alazanas)

sorrel-colored, chestnut-colored, reddish-brown

Noun

alazán m (plural alazanes, feminine alazana, feminine plural alazanas)

sorrel-colored horse

Further reading

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

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