albéitar
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic الْبَيْطَار (al-bayṭār, “veterinarian, farrier”), from Ancient Greek ἱππιατρός (hippiatrós), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + ἰατρός (iatrós, “physician”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
albéitar m (plural albéitares)
- farrier who can also cure minor animal (especially equine) illnesses; veterinarian
- Synonym: veterinario
Descendants edit
- → Basque: albaitari
Further reading edit
- “albéitar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014