bellota

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Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic بَلُّوطَة (ballūṭa, “oak, acorn”), from Syriac ܒܠܘܛܐ.

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Noun

bellota f (plural bellotes)

  1. acorn (fruit of the oak)
    Synonyms: gla, aglà

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic بَلُّوطَة (ballūṭa, “oak, acorn”), from Syriac ܒܠܘܛܐ.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /beˈʝota/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /beˈʎota/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /beˈʃota/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /beˈʒota/

  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ota
  • Syllabification: be‧llo‧ta

Noun

bellota f (plural bellotas)

  1. acorn (fruit of the oak)

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