Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

almería

/ˌælməˈɹi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: alme-ria
IPA: /ˌælməˈɹi.ə/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and municipality, the capital of the province of Almería, Andalusia, Spain.

name

A province of Andalusia, Spain, around the city.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Almería, from Arabic المرية (al-Mariyya), from مَرَايَا (marāyā, “mirrors”) in reference to the settlement's initial role in the 9th century as a watchtower for Bajjana, now Pechina.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: المرية

Inflected Forms

Almeria (alternative)

Derived Forms

Almerian

Questions

How do you pronounce almería?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌælməˈɹi.ə/.
What does almería mean?: A city and municipality, the capital of the province of Almería, Andalusia, Spain.
Where does almería come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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