Almodóvar

See also: Almodovar and Almodôvar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Almodôvar, from Arabic الْمُدَوَّر (al-mudawwar, “the round thing”). The name probably refers to a nearby hill; تَلّ اَلْمُدَوَّر (tall al-mudawwar, “round hill”) is a fairly common Arabic placename.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /almoˈdobaɾ/ [al.moˈð̞o.β̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -obaɾ
  • Syllabification: Al‧mo‧dó‧var

Proper noun

Almodóvar m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Portuguese
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