Alghero

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian Alghero, of unclear origin. Usually thought to derive from Medieval Latin Aleguerium (literally “stagnation of seaweed”) or Sardinian S'Alighèra, from aliga (“seaweed; rubbish”) + -era, but either way from Latin alga (“seaweed”), from Proto-Indo-European *alg-, *alǵ- (“to be dirty, slimy”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /alˈɡɛəɹəʊ/ (US) IPA(key): /ɑlˈɡɛɹoʊ/ Rhymes: -ɛəɹəʊ, -ɛɹəʊ === Proper noun === Alghero A city and port town in the province of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy. ==== Derived terms ==== Algherese ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Etymology === Unclear origin. Usually thought to derive from Medieval Latin Aleguerium (literally “stagnation of seaweed”) or Sardinian S'Alighèra, from aliga (“seaweed; rubbish”) + -era, but either way from Latin alga (“seaweed”), from Proto-Indo-European *alg-, *alǵ- (“to be dirty, slimy”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈɡɛ.ro/ Rhymes: -ɛro Hyphenation: Al‧ghè‧ro === Proper noun === Alghero f Alghero (a city and port town in Sardinia, Italy) ==== Derived terms ==== algherese == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Italian Alghero, of unclear origin. Usually thought to derive from Medieval Latin Aleguerium (literally “stagnation of seaweed”) or Sardinian S'Alighèra, from aliga (“seaweed; rubbish”) + -era, but either way from Latin alga (“seaweed”), from Proto-Indo-European *alg-, *alǵ- (“to be dirty, slimy”). === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Alghero f Alghero (a city and port town in Sardinia, Italy) ==== Derived terms ==== alguerês