alberca

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic البِرْكَة (al-birka), from Arabic بِرْكَة (birka, “pond”). Compare Portuguese alverca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbeɾka/ [alˈβ̞eɾ.ka]
• Rhymes: -eɾka
• Syllabification: al‧ber‧ca

Noun

alberca f (plural albercas)

1. water tank
2. (Mexico) swimming pool

   Synonym: piscina

Further reading

• “alberca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10