albufera

Catalan

Alternative forms

bufera

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic البُحَيرَة‎ (albuḥáyra), with attached definite article, from Arabic بُحَيْرَة‎ (buḥayra), diminutive of بَحْر‎ (baḥr, “sea”).

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əl.buˈfe.ɾə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /al.buˈfe.ɾa/

Noun

albufera f (plural albuferes)

lagoon
Synonym: llacuna

Further reading

“albufera” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic البُحَيرَة‎ (al-buḥéyra), from Arabic بُحَيْرَة‎ (buḥayra), diminutive of بَحْر‎ (baḥr, “sea”). Cognate to Portuguese albufeira.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /albuˈfeɾa/ [al.β̞uˈfe.ɾa]
Rhymes: -eɾa
Syllabification: al‧bu‧fe‧ra

Noun

albufera f (plural albuferas)

lagoon
Synonym: laguna

Further reading

“albufera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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