alcandora

See also: alcándora

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic القندورة (alqandûrah), from Persian قنتوره (qanture, “a braided shirt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alkanˈdoɾa/ [al.kãn̪ˈd̪o.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Syllabification: al‧can‧do‧ra

Noun

alcandora f (plural alcandoras)

1. (obsolete) a shirt or similar garment

Further reading

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