arrabal

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (arrabáḍ), from Arabic رَبَض (rabaḍ, “outskirts”). Cognate to Catalan raval.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /araˈbal/ [a.raˈβ̞al]

Noun

arrabal m (plural arrabales)

1. suburb

   Synonym: afueras

Derived terms

• arrabalero
• arrabalizar

Further reading

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