albakora

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish albacora, from Arabic اَلْبَكُورَة (al-bakūra, “the young camels”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalbaˈkoɾa/ [ʔɐl.bɐˈxoː.ɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾa
  • Syllabification: al‧ba‧ko‧ra

Noun

albakora (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜃᜓᜇ)

  1. albacore; longfin tuna (Thunnus alalunga)
  2. 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
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