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ajorca

bangle — a metal ring worn on the wrist or anklearo de metal que se lleva en la muñeca o el tobillo

Comes from Arabic

الشُّرُك

ash-shuruk

“the straps (plural of shirāk)”«las correas (plural de shirāk)»

In Andalusi Arabic: الشُّرْكَة ash-shurka

Arabic today says

خَلْخَال

khalkhāl

Root

ش ر ك

sh-r-k

The article

Spanish kept the Arabic article al- glued to the word.

The story

Andalusi ash-shurka, of the same family as shirāk, "strap". In Arabic today the ankle bangle is خلخال, and the wrist one سوار.El andalusí ash-shurka, de la familia de shirāk, «correa». Hoy en árabe la ajorca del tobillo es خلخال, y la de la muñeca سوار.

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