Algrave
/ˈæl.ɡreɪv/noun
An obsolete English form of Algarve, the southernmost region of Portugal.
Did you know?Algrave comes from Arabic al-Gharb, “the West,” a name used during the Islamic rule of much of the Iberian Peninsula.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Arabic
Arabic
al-gharb
“the west; literally, the direction of sunset”
8th–12th Centuries
Arabic
al-Gharb
““the West,” a name for the western region of the Islamic lands in Iberia”
Medieval Portuguese
Portuguese
Algarb
“the southern and western region of Portugal under Muslim rule”
13th–15th Centuries
Portuguese
Algarve
“the Algarve region, after its incorporation into the Portuguese kingdom”
Early Modern English
English
Algrave
“An English variant or spelling of Algarve”
Modern English
English
Algrave
“An obsolete form of Algarve”