algar

See also: älgar

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

algar m

1. indefinite plural of alge

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic اَلْغَار (al-ḡár), from Arabic اَلْغَار (al-ḡār, “grotto”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈɡa(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯ˈɡa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈɡa(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯ˈɡa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /awˈɡa(ɾ)/ [aʊ̯ˈɡa(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /awˈɡa(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯ˈɡa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /awˈɡa(ɻ)/ [aʊ̯ˈɡa(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈɡaɾ/ [aɫˈɣaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈɡaɾ/ [aɫˈɣaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈɡa.ɾi/ [aɫˈɡa.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: al‧gar

Noun

algar m (plural algares)

1. (dated) cave, grotto

Further reading

• “algar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “algar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈɡaɾ/ [alˈɣ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: al‧gar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic اَلْغَار (al-ḡár), from Arabic اَلْغَار (al-ḡār, “grotto”).

Noun

algar m (plural algares)

1. (obsolete, Spain) cave, grotto

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Latin alga

Spanish alga

Spanish -ar

Spanish algar

From alga (“alga”) + -ar.

Noun

algar m (plural algares)

1. an expanse of seaweed or algae on the ocean floor

Further reading

• “algar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025