árabe

/ˈaɾabe/ · B1 · adj

Arabic

Arab + e, stressed on the first A: ÁR-a-be

Same root as English Arab, from Latin Arabus. The accent on á tells you the stress goes at the start, unlike English Arabic. Spanish took thousands of words from árabe, such as azúcar (sugar) and almohada (pillow).

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