algazara

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (alḡazara), from Arabic الغَزَارَة‎ (al-ḡazāra, “abundance”).

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /alɡaˈθaɾa/, [alɣaˈθaɾa]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /alɡaˈsaɾa/, [alɣaˈsaɾa]

Noun

algazara f (plural algazaras)

hoo-ha, uproar
din, racket

Further reading

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

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