alquicel

Spanish

Alternative forms

• alquicer (obsolete)

Etymology

From Arabic الكِسَاء (al-kisāʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /alkiˈθel/ [al.kiˈθel]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /alkiˈsel/ [al.kiˈsel]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: al‧qui‧cel

Noun

alquicel m (plural alquiceles)

1. a type of Moorish cloak, often made of white wool

Further reading

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