menorá

See also: menora and menóra

Ladino

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מנורה (m'norá, “light, lamp, menorah”)[1] (compare Arabic منارة (manāra, “lighthouse”)).

Noun

menorá f (Hebrew spelling מנורה)[1]

  1. (Judaism) menorah (seven-branch candelabrum)
    Meronym: hanukiya
    • 1999, David M. Bunis, Moshé Cazés, edited by David M. Bunis, קולות משאלוניקי היהודית‎[1], Misgav Yerushalayim, →ISBN, page 146:
      Komo no avia elektrisitá, los mosos de boda devian akompanyar o ir delantre la novya, ke la yevavan a pye kon el chalgí tanyendo, kon una menorá de plata kon 5 parmachés.
      As they had no electricity, the wedding's servants had to accompany or walk ahead of the bride, who were escorting her by foot with the playing orchestra, and with a silver menorah with five great candles.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “menorá”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola [Treasure of the Judeo-Spanish Language] (in Ladino, Hebrew, and English), Instituto Maale Adumim

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מנורה (m'norá, “light, lamp, menorah”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: me‧no‧rá

Noun

menorá f or (nonstandard) m (plural menorás)

  1. (Judaism) menorah (seven-branch candelabrum)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מנורה (m'norá, “light, lamp, menorah”) (compare Arabic منارة (manāra, “lighthouse”), whence Spanish alminar (“minaret”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /menoˈɾa/ [me.noˈɾa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: me‧no‧rá

Noun

menorá f (plural menorás)

  1. (Judaism) menorah

See also

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