Where does “almocávar” come from?

almocávar (Portuguese) comes from Arabic مقبرة, from Arabic مَقْبَرَة.

almocávar (Portuguese): a cemetery for Moors or Jews, during the 14th and 15th centuries

Definitions

  1. a cemetery for Moors or Jews, during the 14th and 15th centuries

Ancestry of “almocávar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمقبرةcemetery, graveyard; burial ground
2Arabicمَقْبَرَة—
Every word from Arabic مَقْبَرَة →Every word from Arabic مقبرة →