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): (Valencia) [baˈko.ɾa]

Noun

bacora f (plural bacores)

1. breba, an early Ficus carica fig

   Synonym: figaflor

2. (vulgar, slang, Valencia) cunt; pussy (the vulva)

   Synonyms: figa, cony, coi

3. albacore, longfin tuna (Thunnus alalunga)
4. narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson)

Adjective

bacora m or f (masculine and feminine plural bacores)

1. (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.