almagre
See also: almagré
Portuguese edit
Etymology 1 edit
From earlier almagra, from Andalusian Arabic المغرة (almáḡra), from Arabic الْمَغْرَة (al-maḡra), الْمُغْرَة (al-muḡra, “red clay or earth”).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
almagre m (plural almagres)
- almagra (a deep red ochre found in Spain)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
almagre
- inflection of almagrar:
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From earlier almagra, from Andalusian Arabic المغرة (al-máḡra), from Arabic الْمَغْرَة (al-maḡra), الْمُغْرَة (al-muḡra, “red clay or earth”).
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
almagre m (plural almagres)
- ruddle (red ochre)
- Synonym: almazarrón
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
almagre
- inflection of almagrar:
Further reading edit
- “almagre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014