menorá

See also: menora and menóra

Ladino

Alternative forms

• menora

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מנורה (m'norá, “light, lamp, menorah”) (compare Arabic منارة (manāra, “lighthouse”)).

Noun

menorá f (Hebrew spelling מנורה)

1. (Judaism) menorah (seven-branch candelabrum)

   Meronym: hanukiya

   • 1999, David M. Bunis, Moshé Cazés, edited by David M. Bunis, קולות משאלוניקי היהודית‎^[1], Misgav Yerushalayim, →ISBN, page 146:

     Komo no avia elektrisitá, los mosos de boda devian akompanyar o ir delantre la novya, ke la yevavan a pye kon el chalgí tanyendo, kon una menorá de plata kon 5 parmachés.

     As they had no electricity, the wedding's servants had to accompany or walk ahead of the bride, who were escorting her by foot with the playing orchestra, and with a silver menorah with five great candles.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• menora

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מנורה (m'norá, “light, lamp, menorah”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.noˈɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨ.nɔˈɾa/

• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: me‧no‧rá

Noun

menorá f or (nonstandard) m (plural menorás)

1. (Judaism) menorah (seven-branch candelabrum)

Related terms

• minarete

Further reading

• “menorá”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “menorá”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “menorá”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “menorá”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “menorá”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Alternative forms

• menora

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מנורה (m'norá, “light, lamp, menorah”) (compare Arabic منارة (manāra, “lighthouse”), whence Spanish alminar (“minaret”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /menoˈɾa/ [me.noˈɾa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: me‧no‧rá

Noun

menorá f (plural menorás)

1. (Judaism) menorah

See also

• Janucá