alarve

nounmasculine/femininearcaico/ɐˈlaɾv(ɨ)/arcaico

a·lar·ve

Definition

An old and derogatory term for a Muslim, especially during the Reconquista; Moor. By extension, a rude, coarse, or ignorant person.

Medieval chroniclers referred to the fighters on the other side as alarves.

Don't be an alarve, greet people properly!

syn

Do árabe al-ʿāǧib ('o servo, o criado'), através do espanhol 'alarbe' ou 'alarve'.