Meanings
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*alg-
- Latinalga“seaweed”
- SardinianS'Alighèra
- Medieval LatinAleguerium
- ItalianAlghero
- EnglishAlghero
Borrowed from Italian Alghero, of unclear origin. Usually thought to derive from Medieval Latin Aleguerium (literally “stagnation of seaweed”) or Sardinian S'Alighèra, from aliga (“seaweed; rubbish”) + -era, but either way from Latin alga (“seaweed”), from Proto-Indo-European *alg-, *alǵ- (“to be dirty, slimy”).
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Arabic أَلْغِيرُو
- أَلْغِيرُو (ʔalḡēro)port town in Sardinia
Bulgarian Алге́ро
- Алге́ро (Algéro)port town in Sardinia
Catalan l'Alguer, Barceloneta
- l'Alguerport town in Sardinia
- Barcelonetaport town in Sardinia
Chinese Mandarin 阿爾蓋羅 /阿尔盖罗
- 阿爾蓋羅 /阿尔盖罗 (Ā'ěrgàiluó)port town in Sardinia
Finnish Alghero
- Algheroport town in Sardinia
French Alghero
- Algheroport town in Sardinia
German Alghero
- Algheroport town in Sardinia
Greek Αλγκέρο
- Αλγκέρο (Algkéro)port town in Sardinia
Hebrew אָלְגֶרוֹ
- אָלְגֶרוֹ (Algéro)port town in Sardinia
Italian Alghero
- Algheroport town in Sardinia
Japanese アルゲーロ
- アルゲーロ (Arugēro)port town in Sardinia
Korean 알게로
- 알게로 (Algero)port town in Sardinia
Latin Algārium, Aleguerium
- Algāriumport town in Sardinia
- Alegueriumport town in Sardinia
Latvian Algēro
- Algēroport town in Sardinia
Lithuanian Algeras
- Algerasport town in Sardinia
Persian آلگرو
- آلگرو (âlgero)port town in Sardinia
Polish Alghero
- Algheroport town in Sardinia
Portuguese Alghero
- Algheroport town in Sardinia
Russian Альге́ро, Алге́р
- Альге́ро (Alʹgéro)port town in Sardinia
- Алге́р (Algér)port town in Sardinia
Spanish Alguer
- Alguerport town in Sardinia
Tamil அல்கேரோ
- அல்கேரோ (alkērō)port town in Sardinia
Ukrainian Альґе́ро, Алґе́
- Альґе́ро (Alʹgéro)port town in Sardinia
- Алґе́ (Algé)port town in Sardinia
- л'Алґе́ (lʺAlgé)port town in Sardinia
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
Alghero. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alghero
MLA
“Alghero.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alghero. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alghero,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alghero.
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