abacora

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See also: abacorá

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abaˈkoɾa/
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  • Rhymes: -oɾa
  • Syllabification: a‧ba‧co‧ra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish , from Andalusian Arabic اَلْبَكُورَة (albakúra), from classical Arabic اَلْبَكُورَة (al-bakūra, “the young camels”).

Noun

abacora f (plural abacoras)

  1. (Antilles) Alternative form of albacora; swordfish
  2. (Latin America) type of tuna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

abacora

  1. inflection of abacorar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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