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Spanish itself "borrowed" many words from Arabic after 500 years of Muslim kings ruling Spain.
by Mizoguchi 3y ago
Spanish itself "borrowed" many words from Arabic after 500 years of Muslim kings ruling Spain.
- iamacyborg 3y agoUnsurprising given Arabs were in Spain for a century.
- anthk 3y ago800. But for every Arabic loanwords you'll find a romance one almost in any case. Aceituna->Oliva. Alcoba->Habitación Alcancía->Hucha Except, of course, for universal stuff like alcohol, álgebra, azúcar, azafrán...