alvíssaras

Portuguese

Etymology

From alvíssara, from Old Galician-Portuguese alvyssara, from Andalusian Arabic البِشَرَة (al-bišara), from Arabic بُشْرَى (bušrā).

Cognate with Galician albízaras, Spanish albricias and Mozarabic albixara.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈvi.sa.ɾɐs/ [aʊ̯ˈvi.sa.ɾɐs]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /awˈvi.sa.ɾɐʃ/ [aʊ̯ˈvi.sa.ɾɐʃ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈvi.sa.ɾas/ [aʊ̯ˈvi.sa.ɾas]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈvi.sɐ.ɾɐʃ/ [aɫˈvi.sɐ.ɾɐʃ]

  • Hyphenation: al‧vís‧sa‧ras

Noun

alvíssaras f pl (plural only)

  1. reward given to someone bringing good news or something that was lost

Interjection

alvíssaras!

  1. glad tidings
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