almuédano

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic اَلْمُؤَذِّن‎ (al-muʾaḏḏin).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈmwedano/, [alˈmweðano]

Noun

almuédano m (plural almuédanos)

(Islam) muezzin, the person who calls the faithful to prayer in Islam.
Synonym: almuecín

Further reading

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

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