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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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