Salamanca

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Salamanca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsæləˈmæŋkə/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: Sa‧la‧man‧ca

Proper noun

Salamanca

1. A city in western Spain, capital of the province of Salamanca.
2. A province in western Spain.

Derived terms

• Salamancan

 

Translations

city

• Arabic: شَلَمَنْقَة f (šalamanqa)
• French: Salamanque (fr) f
• Galician: Salamanca (gl)
• Latin: Salmantica f, Hermandica
• Spanish: Salamanca (es)

province

• French: Salamanque (fr) f
• Galician: Salamanca (gl)
• Spanish: Salamanca (es)

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [sə.ləˈmaŋ.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [sa.laˈmaŋ.ka]

Proper noun

Salamanca f

1. Salamanca (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: Salamanca)
2. Salamanca (a city in Salamanca, Spain)

Derived terms

• salamanquès

Spanish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /salaˈmanka/ [sa.laˈmãŋ.ka]

• Audio (Spain):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -anka
• Syllabification: Sa‧la‧man‧ca

Proper noun

Salamanca f

1. Salamanca (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: Salamanca)
2. Salamanca (a city in Salamanca, Spain)

Derived terms

• salamanqués
• salamanquino
• salmantino

 

See also

• charro