Albuquerque

English

Etymology

From Spanish Albuquerque, from Latin albus (“white”) + quercus (“oak”) (white oak). Compare translingual Quercus alba

(New Mexico): From Spanish Alburquerque (a town in Spain), named after Spanish viceroy Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque (1619–1676).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæl.bə.kɚ.ki/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæl.bə.kəː.ki/
Audio (US): (file)
Hyphenation: Al‧bu‧quer‧que

Proper noun

Albuquerque (countable and uncountable, plural Albuquerques)

A surname from Spanish.
The largest city in New Mexico, United States; the county seat of Bernalillo County.

Synonyms

(Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA):

abbreviation

Derived terms

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Descendants

→ Kurtöp: ཨ་བུ་ཀ་ཀི ('Abukaki)

Translations

city

Akan: Albukɛɛki
Arabic: البوكيرك (albukirk)
Armenian: Ալբուկկերկ (Albukkerk)
Farefare: Albukerke
French: Albuquerque (fr) f
Georgian: ალბუკერკე (albuḳerḳe)
Greek: Αλμπουκέρκη (el) f (Almpoukérki)
Hebrew: אלבקרקי
Hopi: Alavakyeekye, Alaviiya
Navajo: Beeʼeldííl Dahsinil
Portuguese: Albuquerque (pt) f
Russian: Альбуке́рке (ru) m (Alʹbukérke)
Spanish: Albuquerque (es)
Ukrainian: Альбуке́рке n (Alʹbukérke)

See also

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.buˈkɛʁ.ki/ [aʊ̯.buˈkɛh.ki]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aw.buˈkɛɾ.ki/ [aʊ̯.buˈkɛɾ.ki]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aw.buˈkɛʁ.ki/ [aʊ̯.buˈkɛχ.ki]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.buˈkɛɻ.ke/ [aʊ̯.buˈkɛɻ.ke]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.buˈkɛɾ.kɨ/ [aɫ.βuˈkɛɾ.kɨ]

Hyphenation: Al‧bu‧quer‧que

Proper noun

Albuquerque ?

a surname
Albuquerque (a city in New Mexico, United States)

Related terms

Alburquerque
de Albuquerque

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /albuˈkeɾke/ [al.β̞uˈkeɾ.ke]
Rhymes: -eɾke
Syllabification: Al‧bu‧quer‧que

Proper noun

Albuquerque m or f by sense

Albuquerque (a city in New Mexico, United States)
a surname