algar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Norwegian Nynorsk ==
=== Noun ===
algar m
indefinite plural of alge
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic اَلْغَار (al-ḡár), from Arabic اَلْغَار (al-ḡār, “grotto”).
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: al‧gar
=== Noun ===
algar m (plural algares)
(dated) cave, grotto
=== Further reading ===
“algar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“algar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /alˈɡaɾ/ [alˈɣ̞aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: al‧gar
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic اَلْغَار (al-ḡár), from Arabic اَلْغَار (al-ḡār, “grotto”).
==== Noun ====
algar m (plural algares)
(obsolete, Spain) cave, grotto
=== Etymology 2 ===
From alga (“alga”) + -ar.
==== Noun ====
algar m (plural algares)
an expanse of seaweed or algae on the ocean floor
=== Further reading ===
“algar”, 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