xpsal

After Latin and English, Arabic is the biggest contributor of words to the Spanish, smetimes even words that English & Spanish share that don't come from Latin come from Arabic, this is a small list of words in Spanish with Arabic origins (I have a list of more than 1400 words though) so I though I would share some with you:
aceite oil
aceituna olive
acidaque dowry (el mahr)
aduana customs, customs house
Alá Allah (God)
alacena cupboard, closet
albacora albacore (tuna)
albahaca basil
albaricoque apricot
albóndiga meatball
alcachofa artichoke, shower head
alcoba bedroom
alcohol alcohol
Alcorán Qur'an (Koran)
alfalfa alfalfa
alfiler pin
algodón cotton
alguacil sheriff
almacén store, warehouse, grocery
almíbar syrup
almohada pillow, cushion
alquiler rent
arrecife reef
arroz rice
atalaya watchtower, guard
ataúd coffin, casket
atún tuna
ayatolá ayatollah
azafrán saffron
azar al azar = at random
azúcar sugar
balde bucket
califa caliph
carcajada loud laughter, guffaw
cifra numeral, figure, amount, sum
cuzcuz couscous
dinar dinar
fez fez
fulano so-and-so
guitarra guitar
harén harem
hasta until (preposition), even
imán imam
islam Islam
jabalí wild boar
jaque check (in chess)
jaqueca migraine
jarabe syrup
jirafa giraffe
limón (m.) lemon
máscara mask
momia mummy
ramadán Ramadan
rehén hostage
sultán sultan
tamarindo tamarind
tarea task, assignment
tarifa tariff, rate

adafina, adefera, adiafa, adunia, aduana, adufe, aderra, adarvar, adarve........and thousands more......

P.s: some words are no longer used in modern Arabic, so they may not sound familiar, some other words have been changed so that they wouldn't sound like arabic, but still they have Arabic origins.

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Nana_Brazil

Very interesting endeed. I knew a big part of them and the other is new for me. Thanks Salim!!

Nana_Brazil

We have most of them in Portuguese, just take a loook at them :
** the different ones I just wrote to show you**


aceite oil = óleo de oliva or azeite
aceituna olive = azeitona
Alá Allah (God) = Deus
alacena cupboard, closet = armário de cozinha
albaricoque apricot = damasco , albricoque
albóndiga meatball = almôndega
alcachofa artichoke, shower head = alcachôfra
alcoba bedroom = quarto
alcohol alcohol - álcool
Alcorán Qur'an (Koran) = Corão or Alcorão
alfalfa alfalfa = alfafa
algodón cotton = algodão
almohada pillow, cushion = almofada
alquiler rent = alugar
arrecife reef = recife
arroz rice = arroz
ataúd coffin, casket= caixão
atún tuna - atum
ayatolá ayatollah= aiatolá
azafrán saffron = alçafrão
azar al azar = at random = em ordem aleatória
azúcar sugar = açúcar
balde bucket = balde
califa caliph = califa
carcajada loud laughter, guffaw = gargalhada
(wow! I did not know this one)
cifra numeral, figure, amount, sum = cifra, número, numeral
cuzcuz couscous = cuzcuz (AHHHHHHH lol yummy)
dinar dinar= dinar
fulano so-and-so = fulano (de tal) or fulano e sicrano
guitarra guitar = violão (just the electric is guitarra)
harén harem = harém
hasta until (preposition), even= até
islam Islam = Islam / Islamismo ( and: Muslim = Mulçumano)
jabalí wild boar = javalí
jaque check (in chess) = xadrez
jaqueca migraine = enxaqueca
jarabe syrup = xarope
jirafa giraffe = girafa
limón (m.) lemon = limão
máscara mask = máscara
momia mummy = múmia
ramadán Ramadan = Ramadan
rehén hostage = refém
sultán sultan = sultão
tamarindo tamarind = tamarindo
tarea task, assignment = tarefa
tarifa tariff, rate = taxa


YOU SEE HOW MANY SIMILAR WORDS?

xpsal

wooow, it means that even portuguese is influenced by Arabic, coool! thanks Nana!

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Nana_Brazil

Yes, Salim and very much as you can see. We also eat some kind of Arabic food, too ( Lebanese cruisine is a bit known around here). Sometimes we make mistakes from where some dishes are lol but we like them a lot.
Arabic among other cultures is very appreciated by Brazilian people, we had soap operas, songs and even many belly dancer teachers here

xpsal

that's good to know, maybe because Brazil was occupied by Portugal, and Portugal had some cities in the south occupied by Muslims, maybe that's the reason, or maybe because Portugal and other Arab countries are very close to eachother such as Morocco.

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latinrobin

really good