Huelva

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, from Latin Onuba or Onoba, from Phoenician 𐤏𐤍𐤏 𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ʿnʿ bʿl, “Baal's fortress”), through Arabic وَلْبَة (walba).

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈ(h)wɛlvɑ/, enPR: (h)wĕlʹvä

Proper noun

Huelva

  1. A province in the southwest of Andalusia, Spain. Capital: Huelva.
  2. A city in Huelva, Spain.

Translations

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Onuba or Onoba, from Phoenician 𐤏𐤍𐤏 𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ʿnʿ bʿl, “Baal's fortress”), through Arabic وَلْبَة (walba).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈw̝elba/ [ˈw̝el.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -elba
  • Syllabification: Huel‧va

Proper noun

Huelva f

  1. Huelva (a province of Andalusia, Spain)
  2. Huelva (a city in Huelva, Spain)

Derived terms
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