albufera
Catalan
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic البُحَيْرَة (al-buḥayra), via Andalusian Arabic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [əl.βuˈfe.ɾə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [əl.buˈfe.ɾə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [al.buˈfe.ɾa]
Noun
albufera f (plural albuferes)
Further reading
- “albufera”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بُحَيْرَة (buḥayra), via Andalusian Arabic. Cognate to Portuguese albufeira.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /albuˈfeɾa/ [al.β̞uˈfe.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: al‧bu‧fe‧ra
Noun
albufera f (plural albuferas)
Further reading
- “albufera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024