Etymology

almagra

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Today it means: Ruddle (red ochre), found in Spain. Full definition →

Spanish almagra ← Arabic الْمُغْرَة
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromالْمُغْرَة“red clay or earth”
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromalmagra
  3. English todayalmagra

Borrowed from Spanish almagra (more commonly almagre), from Arabic الْمُغْرَة (al-muḡra, “red clay or earth”).

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