arrabal

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (arrabáḍ), from Arabic رَبَض‎ (rabaḍ, “outskirts”). Cognate to Catalan raval.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /araˈbal/, [araˈβal]

Noun

arrabal m (plural arrabales)

suburb
Synonym: afueras

Further reading

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

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