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abalorio.

glass bead

8 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/abaˈloɾjo/[a.β̞aˈlo.ɾjo]

  1. glass bead

    masculine

  2. trinket; bauble (jewelry of little value)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Dravidian *weḷ Proto-Dravidian *ūr Proto-Dravidian *weḷ-ūr Pali -iya Pali veḷuriyabor. Middle Persian bylwl (/⁠*bēlūr⁠/) Classical Persian بِلّور (billōr)bor. Arabic بِلَّوْر (billawr) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic بِلَّوْرِيّ (billawriyy)bor. Spanish abalorio Borrowed from Arabic بِلَّوْرِيّ (billawriyy, “crystalline”), from بِلَّوْر (billawr) + ـِيّ (-iyy). The Royal Spanish Academy postulates that it came to Arabic from Tamil but notes that similar terms are found in other South Asian languages, including Persian and Sanskrit.

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