Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

almogavar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-mo-gavar
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lightly-clad footsoldier during the Christian reconquest of Islamic Spain.

Etymology

From Spanish almogávar, from Andalusian Arabic المُغَاوِر (al-muḡā́wir), from Arabic مُغَاوِر (muḡāwir).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: almogávar, مغاور, مُغَاوِر

Inflected Forms

almogavars (plural)

Questions

What does almogavar mean?: A lightly-clad footsoldier during the Christian reconquest of Islamic Spain.
Where does almogavar come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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