abacora

See also: abacorá

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /abaˈkoɾa/, [aβaˈkoɾa]

Etymology 1

Via Andalusian Arabic, from classical Arabic اَلْبَكُورَة‎ (al-bakūra, “the young camels”)

Noun

abacora f (plural abacoras)

(Antilles) swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
(Latin America) type of tuna

Synonyms

Derived terms

abacorar

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

abacora

Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of abacorar.
Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of abacorar.
Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of abacorar.

External links

“abacora” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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