algaravia

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese algaravia, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْعَرَبِيَّة (al-ʿarabiyya), from Arabic عَرَبِيَّة (ʕarabiyya, “Arabic”). Compare Galician algarabía and Spanish algarabía.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.ɡa.ɾaˈvi.ɐ/ [aʊ̯.ɡa.ɾaˈvi.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.ɡa.ɾaˈvi.ɐ/ [aʊ̯.ɡa.ɾaˈvi.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.ɡa.ɾaˈvi.a/ [aʊ̯.ɡa.ɾaˈvi.a]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.ɡɐ.ɾɐˈvi.ɐ/ [aɫ.ɣɐ.ɾɐˈvi.ɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.ɡɐ.ɾɐˈvi.ɐ/ [aɫ.ɣɐ.ɾɐˈvi.ɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.ɡɐ.ɾɐˈbi.ɐ/ [aɫ.ɣɐ.ɾɐˈβi.ɐ]

• Hyphenation: al‧ga‧ra‧vi‧a

Noun

algaravia f (plural algaravias)

1. (archaic) the Arabic language

   Synonym: árabe

2. gibberish (speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless)

   Synonym: grego