Algeciras

English

Etymology

From Spanish Algeciras, from Arabic الجزيرة الخضراء (al-Jazīrah al-Khaḍrāʾ, “Green Island”) in reference to nearby Isla Verde. Doublet of Algiers, Algeria, and Al Jazeera.

Proper noun

Algeciras

A city on the Bay of Gibraltar, in Andalusia, Spain.

Translations

city in Andalusia, Spain

Arabic: الجزيرة الخضراء (al-Jazīrah al-Khaḍrāʾ)
Catalan: Algecires f
Galician: Alxeciras (gl)
Greek:
Ancient: Μεσοποτάμενοι (Mesopotámenoi)
Latin: Portus Albus, Caetaria, Iulia Traducta
Portuguese: Algeciras f
Spanish: Algeciras (es) f

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.ʒeˈsi.ɾɐs/ [aʊ̯.ʒeˈsi.ɾɐs]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aw.ʒeˈsi.ɾɐʃ/ [aʊ̯.ʒeˈsi.ɾɐʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.ʒeˈsi.ɾas/ [aʊ̯.ʒeˈsi.ɾas]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.ʒɨˈsi.ɾɐʃ/ [aɫ.ʒɨˈsi.ɾɐʃ]

Proper noun

Algeciras f

Algeciras (a city in Andalusia, Spain)

Related terms

lezíria

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /alxeˈθiɾas/ [al.xeˈθi.ɾas]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /alxeˈsiɾas/ [al.xeˈsi.ɾas]
Rhymes: -iɾas
Syllabification: Al‧ge‧ci‧ras

Proper noun

Algeciras ?

Algeciras (city)

Derived terms

algecireño

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