albacora

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English

Noun

albacora (plural albacoras)

  1. Obsolete form of albacore (longfin tuna).

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

albacora f (plural albacoras)

  1. albacore, longfin tuna (Thunnus alalunga, a large marine fish)

References

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish albacora (swordfish), from Arabic اَلْبَكُورَة (al-bakūra, the young camels).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.baˈkɔ.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɔra
  • Hyphenation: al‧ba‧cò‧ra

Noun

albacora f (plural albacore)

  1. Synonym of alalonga

Derived terms

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Noun

albacora f (plural albacoras)

  1. albacore, longfin tuna (Thunnus alalunga, a large marine fish)

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /albaˈkoɾa/
  • Rhymes: -oɾa
  • Syllabification: al‧ba‧co‧ra

Noun

albacora f (plural albacoras)

  1. breba, an early Ficus carica fig
    Synonym: breva
  2. swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
    Synonym: pez espada

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