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alamar¹

  • [alaˈmaɾ]

Rhymes with aɾ

Where it comes from

Del árabe hispánico alam ('adorno [en la ropa]'), y este del árabe al-amara ('especie de cordón')

noun alamares

  1. Vestimenta Especie de presilla y botón, hecha la primera con cordones o cintas de seda que se cose a la orilla de la chaqueta, zamarra o capa sirviendo para abotonarse y para gala y adorno.
  2. colloquial Pingajo, vestido roto o extravagante.

Alamar²

  • [alaˈmaɾ]

Rhymes with aɾ

Where it comes from

De origen ¿morisco, de al-hamar ('el rojo')?. De Valencia, propietarios de tierra en Alfafar

proper noun

  1. Apellido.

In English

  • frog a fastener for clothing consisting of a button that fits through a loop
  • alarm to give notice (by sound or otherwise) of approaching danger

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"alamar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/alamar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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alamar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/alamar

Chicago

"alamar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/alamar.

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@misc{alamar_2026,
  title = {alamar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/alamar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}