almoneda

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic المُنَادَة (al-munáda), from Arabic مُنَادَاة (munādāh). Cognate with Galician almoeda and Portuguese almoeda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /almoˈneda/ [al.moˈne.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -eda
• Syllabification: al‧mo‧ne‧da

Noun

almoneda f (plural almonedas)

1. auction

   Synonym: subasta

2. auction house
3. (retail) clearance

Further reading

• “almoneda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014