arrabal

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الرَبَض (ar-rabáḍ), from Arabic رَبَض (rabaḍ, “outskirts”). Cognate to Asturian, Portuguese arrabalde and Catalan raval.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /araˈbal/ [a.raˈβ̞al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: a‧rra‧bal

Noun

arrabal m (plural arrabales)

1. suburb

   Synonyms: afueras, suburbio

Derived terms

• arrabalero
• arrabalizar

Further reading

• “arrabal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025