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Where does “alazán” come from?

alazán (Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic أصهب, from Arabic أَصْهَب — reddish, reddish-brown.

alazán (Spanish): sorrel-colored, chestnut-colored, reddish-brown;...

Definitions

  1. sorrel-colored, chestnut-colored, reddish-brown;...

Ancestry of “alazán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicأصهب—
2Arabicأَصْهَبreddish, reddish-brown

Words derived from “alazán”

  • alezan
Every word from Arabic أَصْهَب →