aldea
Meaning
village, hamlet
Frequency
Hyphenated as
al‧de‧a
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/alˈdea̝/
Etymology
Attested locally since the 13th century, but uncommon before the 14th. From Old Galician-Portuguese aldea, aldeia, from Arabic اَلضَّيْعَة (aḍ-ḍayʕa, “village”). Compare Portuguese aldeia and Spanish aldea.
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