albufera

Catalan

Alternative forms

• bufera

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic البُحَيْرَة (al-buḥayra), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əl.βuˈfe.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əl.buˈfe.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [al.buˈfe.ɾa]

Noun

albufera f (plural albuferes)

1. lagoon

   Synonym: llacuna

Further reading

• “albufera” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بُحَيْرَة (buḥayra), via Andalusian Arabic. Cognate to Portuguese albufeira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /albuˈfeɾa/ [al.β̞uˈfe.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: al‧bu‧fe‧ra

Noun

albufera f (plural albuferas)

1. lagoon

   Synonym: laguna

Further reading

• “albufera”, 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