albañil
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See also: albanil
Spanish
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic بَنَّاء (bannāʔ), via Andalusian Arabic. Cognate with Portuguese alvenel.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]albañil m or f by sense (plural albañiles, feminine albañil or albañila, feminine plural albañiles or albañilas)
- mason, bricklayer
- 1978, Joan Manuel Serrat (lyrics and music), “Qué bonito es Badalona”:
- Y ese perro muerto en la cuneta / Y esos albañiles en "samarreta"…
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- construction worker
Synonyms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “albañil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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