Algeciras

English

Etymology

From Spanish Algeciras, from Arabic الجزيرة الخضراء (al-Jazīrah al-Khaḍrāʾ, “Green Island”) in reference to nearby Isla Verde. Doublet of Algiers and Algeria.

Proper noun

Algeciras

1. A city on the Bay of Gibraltar, in Andalusia, Spain.

Translations

city in Andalusia, Spain

• Arabic: الجزيرة الخضراء (al-Jazīrah al-Khaḍrāʾ)
• Catalan: Algecires f
• Galician: Alxeciras (gl)
• Greek:

  Ancient: Μεσοποτάμενοι (Mesopotámenoi)

• Latin: Portus Albus, Caetaria, Iulia Traducta
• Marathi: आल्खेसिरास (ālkhesirās)
• Portuguese: Algeciras f
• Spanish: Algeciras (es) f

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.ʒeˈsi.ɾɐs/ [aʊ̯.ʒeˈsi.ɾɐs]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.ʒeˈsi.ɾɐs/ [aʊ̯.ʒeˈsi.ɾɐs]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aw.ʒeˈsi.ɾɐʃ/ [aʊ̯.ʒeˈsi.ɾɐʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.ʒeˈsi.ɾas/ [aʊ̯.ʒeˈsi.ɾas]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.ʒɨˈsi.ɾɐʃ/ [aɫ.ʒɨˈsi.ɾɐʃ]

Proper noun

Algeciras f

1. Algeciras (a city in Andalusia, Spain)

Related terms

• lezíria

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic الجزيرة الخضراء (al-Jazīrah al-Khaḍrāʾ, “Green Island”) in reference to nearby Isla Verde. Doublet of Argel and Argelia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alxeˈθiɾas/ [al.xeˈθi.ɾas] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /alxeˈsiɾas/ [al.xeˈsi.ɾas] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iɾas
• Syllabification: Al‧ge‧ci‧ras

Proper noun

Algeciras f

1. Algeciras (a city on the Bay of Gibraltar, in Andalusia, Spain)

Derived terms

• algecireño