alberca
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Andalusian Arabic البِرْكَة (al-birka), from Arabic بِرْكَة (birka, “pond”). Compare Portuguese alverca.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
alberca f (plural albercas)
- water tank
- (Mexico) swimming pool
- Synonym: piscina
Further reading[edit]
- “alberca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014