albéitar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْبَيْطَار (al-bayṭār, “veterinarian, farrier”), from Ancient Greek ἱππιατρός (hippiatrós), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + ἰατρός (iatrós, “physician”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbeitaɾ/ [alˈβ̞ei̯.t̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -eitaɾ
• Syllabification: al‧béi‧tar

Noun

albéitar m (plural albéitares)

1. farrier who can also cure minor animal (especially equine) illnesses; veterinarian

   Synonym: veterinario

Descendants

• → Basque: albaitari

Further reading

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