Olè -the typical spanish exclamation- is a word of Arab Origin

[GiCa]

Arab word are insted other and found with a great frequency in spanish

(I consider spanish a romance language-neo partially Arabic; like I consider English a germanic-romance language)

OJALA is clearly arabic

[Wadaad]

^ I think they associate the Orange with Portugal because of the maritime power and commerce it had in the past.
Portogal thought in it s even ancient origin is not Arab name

I know that in some south Italian dialects they call oranges as portocale

Nobody knows the true origin...it is all conjecture.

I reckon 700 years in Iberia + introducing a profitable cash crop (citrus, lemon, orange, mandarins...all introduced to Iberia by muslims) may have a bigger influence on an Place name more than people would want to admit/

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

I don't need a Zoomali to explain me the history of my nation, much less the etymology of words he is clueless about. It is common knowledge only among borderline retarded 68IQers from Zoomalia. They probably think that Turkey is called that way after the animal too.

Not that you should care about oranges though, I am sure you are more into bananas.

Here is something for you to share with Gica.

Spoiler!

Olé!

[Sebastianus Rex]

Troll? This is common knowledge...your etymological explanations sound mythical and are mostly conjecture.

And the only puto mono de mierda is you...your insecurity reeks. You have long surpassed Cristiano Viejo as the most insecure Iberian on TA. (beside you two, most other Iberians are actually cool and secure in their history)


The Arabic word for the fruit "orange" is برتقال (burtuqaal [remember there is no "p" in Arabic, and it usually becomes a "b" when we borrow foreign words]).

The Arabic word for "Portugal" is البرتغال (al-burtughaal).

That's ridiculous, no etymologist/historian sustains that origin, Portucale is already referenced during the Visighotic period wich precedes the Moorish one.

[GiCa]

Nobody knows the true origin...it is all conjecture.

I reckon 700 years in Iberia + introducing a profitable cash crop (citrus, lemon, orange, mandarins...all introduced to Iberia by muslims) may have a bigger influence on an Place name more than people would want to admit/

To find Arab toponim in spain is not hard (loads of towns there have Arab origin names)

Even france has a few

For instance Porto as in portus is a romance word; the equivalent Arab word should be Marsa

Search it more In Marseille ( it could be Arab and not greek toponim very likely)

[Wadaad]

I don't need a Zoomali to explain me the history of my nation, much less the etymology of words he is clueless about. It is common knowledge only among borderline retarded 68IQers from Zoomalia. They probably think that Turkey is called that way after the animal too.

Not that you should care about oranges though, I am sure you are more into bananas.

Here is something for you to share with Gica.

Spoiler!

Olé!

is that what you use on your sister? The banana references this whole time was sexual...I see where you stand. The Vegan high estrogene diet got to the core. Also, with your rounded forehead and bloated features, you look quite apelike.

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

is that what you use on your sister? The banana references this whole time was sexual...I see where you stand. The Vegan high estrogene diet got to the core. Also, with your rounded forehead and bloated features, you look quite apelike.

You want to talk about foreheads when you're a freaking Zoomali? ROTFL
According to the urban dictionary:

Somalian forehead

The biggest object ever seen by man kind

"Look at that Somalian forehead!"




No wonder you have to wear scumbag steve hats all the time.

[Wadaad]

You want to talk about foreheads when you're a freaking Zoomali? ROTFL
According to the urban dictionary:

Somalian forehead

The biggest object ever seen by man kind

"Look at that Somalian forehead!"




No wonder you have to wear scumbag steve hats all the time.

I wish I had a high forehead...its a mark of intelligence, but sadly, I have a quite low forehead and my hairline is not receding like yours...maybe you should be the one wearing scumbag steve hats

[wvwvw]

Ole exists in Greek too.. from the Greek term "ololizin"

[Sebastianus Rex]

To find Arab toponim in spain is not hard (loads of towns there have Arab origin names)

Even france has a few

For instance Porto as in portus is a romance word; the equivalent Arab word should be Marsa

Search it more In Marseille ( it could be Arab and not greek toponim very likely)

Marseille is a very old city, older than the Arabic language wich belongs to the Semitic family. Was founded by Greeks as Massalía by 600 BC.

Toponyms of Arabic origin are very rare to non-existant north of the Tagus river, especially in the western half of the Iberian Peninsula.