Meanings
nounalmogavar (plural almogavars)
plural almogavars
- historicalA lightly-clad footsoldier during the Christian reconquest of Islamic Spain.
Origin
- Arabicمُغَاوِر
- Andalusian Arabicمغاور
- Spanishalmogávar
- Englishalmogavar
From Spanish almogávar, from Andalusian Arabic مغاور (muḡā́wir), from Arabic مُغَاوِر (muḡāwir).
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Catalan almogàver
- almogàverlight footsoldier during the Reconquista
French almogavre
- almogavrelight footsoldier during the Reconquista
Italian almogavero
- almogaverolight footsoldier during the Reconquista
Portuguese almogávar
- almogávarlight footsoldier during the Reconquista
Spanish almogávar
- almogávarlight footsoldier during the Reconquista
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APA
almogavar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/almogavar
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“almogavar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/almogavar. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “almogavar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/almogavar.
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