alfaguara
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish alfaguara, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْفَوَّارَة (al-fawwāra), from Arabic فَوَّارَة (fawwāra, “spring, fountain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alfaˈɡwaɾa/ [al.faˈɣ̞wa.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -aɾa
- Syllabification: al‧fa‧gua‧ra
Noun
alfaguara f (plural alfaguaras)
- wellspring
Further reading
- “alfaguara”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014