Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

algarve

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: al-garve
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The southernmost region of Portugal.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Algarve (“Algarve”), from Old Galician-Portuguese Algarve, from Arabic الغَرْب (al-ḡarb, “the west”).

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: Algarve, غرب, غ ر ب

Questions

What does algarve mean?: The southernmost region of Portugal.
Where does algarve come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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