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aljama

  • [alˈxama]

Rhymes with a.ma

Where it comes from

Del árabe hispánico alǧamá‘a.

noun aljamas

  1. outdated Comunidad que profesa el islam.
  2. outdated Barrio donde la mayoría de habitantes profesa el islam.
  3. judaísmo Sinagoga (edificio) de los judíos.
  4. En la Edad Media: Morería o judería.

noun aljamas

  1. outdated Mezquita principal de una población

In English

  • ghetto area of a city where people of an ethnic group are concentrated

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{aljama_2026,
  title = {aljama},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/aljama},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}