almoneda

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic المُنَادَة (al-munáda), from Arabic مُنَادَاة (munādāh). Cognate with Galician almoeda and Portuguese almoeda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /almoˈneda/ [al.moˈne.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -eda
• Syllabification: al‧mo‧ne‧da

Noun

almoneda f (plural almonedas)

1. auction

   Synonym: subasta

2. auction house
3. (retail) clearance

Further reading

• “almoneda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• almuneda

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almoneda (“clearance; sale at reduced price”), from Andalusian Arabic المُنَادَة (al-munáda), from Arabic مُنَادَاة (munādāh, “auction”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalmoˈneda/ [ʔɐl.moˈn̪ɛː.d̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -eda
• Syllabification: al‧mo‧ne‧da

Noun

almoneda (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜓᜈᜒᜇ)

1. bargain sale

   Synonyms: baratilyo, barata, bargeyn

Further reading

• “almoneda”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “almoneda”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 26