albañil

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic بَنَّاء (bannāʔ), via Andalusian Arabic. Cognate with Portuguese alvenel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /albaˈɲil/ [al.β̞aˈɲil] Rhymes: -il Syllabification: al‧ba‧ñil === Noun === albañil m or f by sense (plural albañiles, feminine albañil or albañila, feminine plural albañiles or albañilas) mason, bricklayer construction worker ==== Synonyms ==== obrero de villa ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: ölbañil → Zoogocho Zapotec: albanil === Further reading === “albañil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025