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More etymologies
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| Gibraltar
| Gibraltar
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| Arabic ''Jebel-al-Tariq'' (mountain of Tariq = name of 8th century commander)
| Pillars of Hercules
| A large rock on the northern side of the Pillars of Hercules; also the city-state built on the rock
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| haboob
| haboob
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| Arabic ''habub'' (strong wind)
| violent sandstorm
| violent sandstorm
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| lemon
| lemon
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| Sanskrit ''nimbu'' (lime) via Persion, Arabic ''laimun'', Provencal and French
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| a citrus fruit
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| lime
| lime
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| Arabic ''limah'' (citrus fruit) via Spanish
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| a tropical citrus fruit
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| mattress
| mattress