Etymology

Balaguer

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Today it means: The capital city of the county of Noguera, Catalonia. Full definition →

Catalan Balaguer ← Andalusian Arabic بلغي
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  1. Andalusian Arabic · derived fromبلغي“Balàghey”
  2. Catalan · borrowed fromBalaguer
  3. English todayBalaguer

Borrowed from Catalan Balaguer; in its turn derived from Andalusian Arabic بلغي (“Balàghey”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.