albatroz

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • albatrós (dated)

Etymology

From English albatross and French albatros, both borrowed from Portuguese alcatraz (“gannet”) (with influence of Latin albus (“white”)), from Arabic.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.baˈtɾɔ(j)s/ [aʊ̯.baˈtɾɔ(ɪ̯)s]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aw.baˈtɾɔ(j)ʃ/ [aʊ̯.baˈtɾɔ(ɪ̯)ʃ]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.bɐˈtɾɔʃ/ [aɫ.βɐˈtɾɔʃ]

  • Rhymes: -ɔs, -ɔʃ, (intrusive j) -ɔjs
  • Hyphenation: al‧ba‧troz

Noun

albatroz m (plural albatrozes)

  1. albatross (any of various seabirds of the family Diomedeidae)
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