albañil

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (albanní), from Arabic بَنَّاء‎ (bannāʾ, “bricklayer”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /albaˈɲil/, [alβaˈɲil]

Noun

albañil m (plural albañiles, feminine albañila, feminine plural albañilas)

mason, bricklayer

Related terms

albañilería

Further reading

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

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