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aldea.

village, hamlet

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/alˈdea/[ɑl̪ˈd̪e.ɐ]
  1. village, hamlet

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Attested locally since the 13th century, but uncommon before the 14th. From Old Galician-Portuguese aldea, aldeia, from Arabic اَلضَّيْعَة (aḍ-ḍayʕa, “village”). Compare Portuguese aldeia and Spanish aldea.

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