alqueria

See also: alquería

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْقَرِيَّة (al-qariyya, “village [as opposed to desert]”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əl.kəˈɾi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [al.keˈɾi.a]

Noun

alqueria f (plural alqueries)

1. farmhouse or manor in an Andalusian style

See also

• mas

Further reading

• “alqueria” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.