zanahoria

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Asturian

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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zanahoria f (plural zanahories)

  1. carrot (root vegetable, usually orange)

Spanish

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Zanahorias

Etymology

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Metathesis of Andalusian Arabic *سَفُنَّارْيَة (*safunnārya), from Arabic إِسْفَنَارِيَّة (ʔisfanāriyya) (compare Libyan Arabic: سفنّاريّة (sfənnāriyya)), from Ancient Greek σταφυλίνη ἀγρία (staphulínē agría). Cognate to Catalan safanòria, Galician cenoria, Portuguese cenoura.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θanaˈoɾja/ [θa.naˈo.ɾja]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sanaˈoɾja/ [sa.naˈo.ɾja]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oɾja
  • Syllabification: za‧na‧ho‧ria

Noun

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zanahoria f (plural zanahorias)

  1. carrot

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Mezquital Otomi: sanoria
  • Tetelcingo Nahuatl: sanaúria
  • Quechua: sanawrya

Further reading

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