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Where does “alquitrán” come from?

alquitrán (Spanish) comes from Arabic اَلْقِطْرَان, from Arabic قِطْرَان — tar.

alquitrán (Spanish): tar, pitch

Definitions

  1. tar, pitch

Ancestry of “alquitrán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاَلْقِطْرَان—
2Arabicقِطْرَانtar

Words derived from “alquitrán”

  • alkitran
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