alcacel

Portuguese

Alternative forms

alcácel, alcacer

Etymology

From Arabic قَصِيل (qaṣīl).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈsɛw/ [aʊ̯.kaˈsɛʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.kɐˈsɛl/ [aɫ.kɐˈsɛɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.kɐˈsɛ.li/ [aɫ.kɐˈsɛ.li]

Noun

alcacel m (plural alcacéis)

green rye, wheat, barley, oats used as fodder
Synonym: ferrã

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic الْقَصِيل (al-qaṣīl).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /alkaˈθel/ [al.kaˈθel]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /alkaˈsel/ [al.kaˈsel]
Rhymes: -el
Syllabification: al‧ca‧cel

Noun

alcacel m (plural alcaceles)

Synonym of alcacer

Further reading

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

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