alboca

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque alboka, from Arabic الْبُوق (al-būq, “the trumpet”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈboka/ [alˈβ̞o.ka]
  • Rhymes: -oka
  • Syllabification: al‧bo‧ca

Noun

alboca f (plural albocas)

  1. alternative spelling of alboka [from 16th c.]

Further reading

  • “alboca”, in Diccionario histórico de la lengua española [Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2013, →ISSN
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