almagre

See also: almagré

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From earlier almagra, from Andalusian Arabic المغرة (almáḡra), from Arabic الْمَغْرَة (al-maḡra), الْمُغْرَة (al-muḡra, “red clay or earth”).

Alternative forms

• almagra

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈma.ɡɾi/ [aʊ̯ˈma.ɡɾi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈma.ɡɾi/ [aʊ̯ˈma.ɡɾi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈma.ɡɾe/ [aʊ̯ˈma.ɡɾe]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈma.ɡɾɨ/ [aɫˈma.ɣɾɨ]

Noun

almagre m (plural almagres)

1. almagra (a deep red ochre found in Spain)

Etymology 2

Verb

almagre

1. inflection of almagrar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈmaɡɾe/ [alˈma.ɣ̞ɾe]
• Rhymes: -aɡɾe
• Syllabification: al‧ma‧gre

Etymology 1

From earlier almagra, from Andalusian Arabic المغرة (al-máḡra), from Arabic الْمَغْرَة (al-maḡra), الْمُغْرَة (al-muḡra, “red clay or earth”).

Alternative forms

• almagra

Noun

almagre m (plural almagres)

1. ruddle (red ochre)

   Synonym: almazarrón

Derived terms

• almagrar
• enalmagrar

 

Etymology 2

Verb

almagre

1. inflection of almagrar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

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