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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish albacora, from Arabic اَلْبَكُورَة (al-bakūra, “the young camels”).
Pronunciation
Noun
albakora (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜃᜓᜇ)
- albacore; longfin tuna (Thunnus alalunga)
- bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)
See also
References
- “albakora”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “albakora”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 21