el
masculine
/aɾseˈnal/
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Translation
arsenal, armoury
Word origin
From Arabic dar as-sina'a ('house of manufacture, workshop'), by way of Italian arsenale, originally referring to a naval dockyard.
- Origin
- Arabic
- Root
- dar as-sina'a
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralarsenales
Examples
.
The country has an enormous arsenal of weapons.
escondido .
The police found a hidden stockpile in the house.
.
The naval armoury was next to the harbour.
argumentos .
He has a whole arsenal of arguments for the debate.
munición cuartel.
They kept the ammunition in the barracks armoury.
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