ajuar

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish axuar, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الشِوَار (aš-šiwár), from Arabic شَوَار (šawār), شِوَار (šiwār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈxwaɾ/ [aˈxwaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧juar

Noun

ajuar m (plural ajuares)

1. dowry, trousseau

Derived terms

• ajuarar

 

Further reading

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