albaroque

Galician

Etymology

From Spanish alboroque, from Ladino ברוך (baruh, “blessed”), from Hebrew בָּרוּךְ (bārūḵ, “blessed; congratulations!”) used by Jewish merchants to congratulate for a bargain, compare Arabic مَبْرُوك (mabrūk, “blessed; congratulations!”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /albaˈɾɔke/ [ɑl.β̞aˈɾɔ.kɪ]
• Rhymes: -ɔke
• Hyphenation: al‧ba‧ro‧que

Noun

albaroque m (plural albaroques)

1. meal or feast held as corroboration of a deal

   Synonym: robra

2. meal or feast held after a communal, usually unpaid, work

   Synonym: robra

3. meal or feast offered to a group of hired workers after finishing the work

   Synonym: gueste

References

• “albaroque” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “albaroque” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “albaroque” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.