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abacora

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See also: abacorá

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /abaˈkoɾa/ [a.β̞aˈko.ɾa]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oɾa
  • Syllabification: a‧ba‧co‧ra

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Andalusian Arabic اَلْبَكُورَة (albakúra), from classical Arabic اَلْبَكُورَة (al-bakūra, the young camels).

Noun

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abacora f (plural abacoras)

  1. (Antilles) Alternative form of albacora; swordfish
  2. (Latin America) type of tuna
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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abacora

  1. inflection of abacorar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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