albacora

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alβaˈkɔɾa̝/

Noun

albacora f (plural albacoras)

albacore (Thunnus alalunga, a large marine fish)

References

“albacora” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“albacora” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
“albacora” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Noun

albacora f (plural albacoras)

albacore (Thunnus alalunga, a large marine fish)

Spanish

Etymology

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

Noun

albacora f (plural albacoras)

swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

Synonyms

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