1º_ It is each of the towers or battlements in the fortifications where a bonfire was lit as a lighthouse or remote signal to warn other posts about an attack or invasion. It has its origin in the Latin minae, arum ("protrusion of a wall") modified in medieval Spain by the Arabs with article 1575; 1604; ( al ) and the addition of 1606; 1575; 1585; ( naar "fire" ) . 2º_ For the previous one, chandelier with many candles. 3º_ In some regions of Spain it is a type of construction such as tower or box on one side of the canals or ditches that had a gate to divert them towards a river when they overflowed. It comes from the Arabic 1575; 1604; 1605; 1580; 1585; 1609; ( Al Majraa "the stream"), with some influence of battlements. 4º_ Name of several geographical places, including Spanish localities in the province of Castellón and in the municipality of Jaén, in addition to the municipality Almenara in the state of Minas Gerais ( Brazil ) . 5º_ Inflection of the verb almenar . See verbs/beacons .
