alminar

Spanish

alminar

Etymology

Borrowed from French minaret, from Turkish minare (minaret), from Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra, lighthouse, minaret).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /almiˈnaɾ/ [al.miˈnaɾ]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: al‧mi‧nar

Noun

alminar m (plural alminares)

  1. minaret
    Synonym: minarete

Further reading

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