almenara

== Ladino == === Etymology === From Old Spanish almenara, from Andalusian Arabic المَنَارَة (al-manára), ultimately from Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra). === Noun === almenara f (plural almenaras) chandelier, lighting fixture Synonym: lustra f == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic الْمَنَارَة (al-manāra). Doublet of minarete. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aɾɐ Hyphenation: al‧me‧na‧ra === Noun === almenara f (plural almenaras) (history) torch or bonfire lit at the top of a tower or high point to transmit signals visible from a distance beacon (signal fire) === References === === Further reading === “almenara”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /almeˈnaɾa/ [al.meˈna.ɾa] Rhymes: -aɾa Syllabification: al‧me‧na‧ra === Etymology 1 === From Andalusian Arabic المَنَارَة (al-manára), from Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra). ==== Noun ==== almenara f (plural almenaras) beacon, signal fire large candelabrum === Etymology 2 === From Andalusian Arabic المَنْهَر (al-manhár), from Arabic مَنْهَر (manhar). ==== Noun ==== almenara f (plural almenaras) (Teruel, Zaragoza) overflow ditch === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== almenara first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of almenar === Further reading === “almenara”, 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