albufeira
See also: Albufeira
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الْبُحَيْرَة (al-buḥayra), via Andalusian Arabic. Doublet of almofeira.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.buˈfe(j).ɾɐ/ [aʊ̯.buˈfe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.buˈfe(j).ɾa/ [aʊ̯.buˈfe(ɪ̯).ɾa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.buˈfɐj.ɾɐ/ [aɫ.βuˈfɐj.ɾɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /al.buˈfej.ɾɐ/ [aɫ.βuˈfej.ɾɐ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /al.buˈfej.ɾɐ/ [aɫ.βuˈfej.ɾɐ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /al.buˈfe.ɾɐ/ [aɫ.βuˈfe.ɾɐ]
- Homophone: Albufeira
- Hyphenation: al‧bu‧fei‧ra
Noun
albufeira f (plural albufeiras)
- artificial lake
- lagoon (shallow body of water)
- Synonym: laguna
- amurca
Further reading
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