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algazara

joyful din of a crowd; merry uproarruido alegre de mucha gente junta

Comes from Arabic

الغَزَارَة

al-ghazāra

“abundance (of words), talkativeness”«la abundancia (de palabras), locuacidad»

Arabic today says

صَخَب

ṣakhab

Root

غ ز ر

gh-z-r

The article

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

The story

Ghazāra is "abundance", as in "abundant" rain (ghazīr); in Andalusi it shifted to chatter, and in Spanish to festive bustle.Ghazāra es «abundancia», como en la lluvia «abundante» (ghazīr); en andalusí pasó a la palabrería, y en español al bullicio festivo.

In a sentence

Los niños salieron al recreo con gran algazara.

The children ran out to recess with a joyful racket.

خَرَجَ الأَطْفَالُ إِلَى الاسْتِرَاحَةِ فِي صَخَبٍ كَبِير.

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