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Where does “alarve” come from?

alarve (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese allarve, from Arabic العَرَب.

alarve (Portuguese): bedouin; brute; glutton

Definitions

  1. bedouin; brute; glutton

Ancestry of “alarve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseallarve—
2Arabicالعَرَب—
Every word from Arabic العَرَب →