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alghero

/ɑlˈɡɛɹoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
al-ghero
IPA
/ɑlˈɡɛɹoʊ/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and port town in the province of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Alghero, of unclear origin. Usually thought to derive from Medieval Latin Aleguerium (literally “stagnation of seaweed”) or Sardinian S'Alighèra, from aliga (“seaweed; rubbish”) + -era, but either way from Latin alga (“seaweed”), from Proto-Indo-European *alg-, *alǵ- (“to be dirty, slimy”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɑlˈɡɛɹoʊ/
  • British English: /alˈɡɛəɹəʊ/

Derived Forms

Algherese

Rhymes With

aero faro bolero pinero cavolo nero encierro sombrero iero serow

Questions

How do you pronounce alghero?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɑlˈɡɛɹoʊ/.
What does alghero mean?
A city and port town in the province of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy.
Where does alghero come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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