bacora

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from classical Arabic اَلْبَكُورَة (al-bakūra, “the young camels”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəˈko.ɾə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [baˈko.ɾa]

Noun

bacora f (plural bacores)

breba, an early Ficus carica fig
Synonym: figaflor
(vulgar, slang, Valencia) cunt; pussy (the vulva)
Synonyms: figa, cony, coi
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

bacoreta

Further reading

“bacora” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“bacora” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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