Nàquera

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَقْرَة (naqra, “excavation, cavity”), from نَقَرَ (naqara, “to strike; to dig into”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈna.kə.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈna.ke.ɾa]

Proper noun

Nàquera f

1. A municipality in the comarca of Camp de Túria, in the province of Valencia, in the Autonomous Community of Valencia, in eastern Spain

Derived terms

• naquerà

Further reading

• “Nàquera” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.