alcornocal

Spanish

Etymology

From alcornoque +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alkoɾnoˈkal/ [al.koɾ.noˈkal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: al‧cor‧no‧cal

Noun

alcornocal m (plural alcornocales)

1. a grove of cork oak trees
   • 2017 May 26, “De la comunal y otros demonios”, in El Nacional‎^[1]:

     Zamuros de la Barrosa salgan del alcornocal que al Diablo lo cogió el día queriéndome atropellar.

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Further reading

• “alcornocal”, 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