proper noun/almoˈdobaɾ/
a surname from Portuguese
Borrowed from Portuguese Almodôvar, from Arabic الْمُدَوَّر (al-mudawwar, “the round thing”). The name probably refers to a nearby hill; تَلّ اَلْمُدَوَّر (tall al-mudawwar, “round hill”) is a fairly common Arabic placename.