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Spanish words with Arabic origins

 this is just a small selection of spanish words with arabic origins! i don’t speak arabic, so i’m not sure about the romanized forms for the etymology, but they do come from la RAE, so keep that in mind.

  • el azúcar - sugar (from assúkkar)
  • el aceite - oil (from azzáyt)
  • la almohada - pillow (from almuádda)
  • el azar - chance, luck (from zahr)
  • la guitarra - guitar (from qīārah)
  • la naranja - orange (from naranǧa)
  • añil - indigo (from anníl)
  • azul - blue (from lazawárd)
  • la albahaca - basil (from alabáqa)
  • la sandía - watermelon (from sindiyyah)
  • el arrecife - reef (from arraíf)
  • la zanahoria - carrot (from safunnárya)
  • el alcalde - mayor (from alqái)
  • la aldea - town, village (from aḍḍáya)
  • la hazaña - feat (from asána)
  • el atún - tuna (from attún)
  • el albaricoque - apricot (from albarqúq)
  • el algodón - cotton (from alquún)