alcantara

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noun

A suede-like synthetic textile, composed of polyester and polyurethane.

OriginArabic اَلْقَنْطَرَة →
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Meanings

alcantara1

nounalcantara (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA suede-like synthetic textile, composed of polyester and polyurethane.

    The interior is trimmed in soft merino leather, in either off-white and brown or off-white and black, with hand-woven off-white piping and an alcantara synthetic suede head liner in off-white.

    2017 July 24, “Limited edition celebrates 40 years of 7 Series”, in IOL

Alcantara2

proper nounAlcantara (countable and uncountable, plural Alcantaras)

plural Alcantaras · alternative Alcántara

  1. countableuncountableA municipality of Cebu, Philippines.
  2. countableuncountableA municipality of Spain
  3. countableuncountableA surname from Spanish

Origin

alcantara · noun

  1. Arabicاَلْقَنْطَرَة“the bridge”
  2. Englishalcantara

Probably derived from Italian Alcantara (“river in Italy”) or possibly Spanish Alcántara, both from Arabic اَلْقَنْطَرَة (al-qanṭara, “the bridge”). The reason for the derivation is unknown.

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Alcantara · proper noun

  1. SpanishAlcántara
  2. EnglishAlcantara

From Spanish Alcántara.

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Translations

Spanish Alcántara, Alcántara
  • Alcántarasurname
  • AlcántaraSpanish municipality
Tagalog Alcantara, Alcantara
  • AlcantaraPhilippine municipality
  • Alcantarasurname
Cite this entry
APA

alcantara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcantara

MLA

“alcantara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcantara. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alcantara,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcantara.

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