bacora
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from classical Arabic اَلْبَكُورَة (al-bakūra, “the young camels”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bacora f (plural bacores)
- breba, an early Ficus carica fig
- Synonym: figaflor
- (vulgar, slang, Valencia) cunt; pussy (the vulva)
- albacore, longfin tuna (Thunnus alalunga)
- narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson)
Adjective
bacora m or f (masculine and feminine plural bacores)
- (Valencia) an unintelligent, mediocre individual
Derived terms
Further reading
- “bacora”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “bacora” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.