alvíssaras

Portuguese

Etymology

From alvíssara, from Old Galician-Portuguese alvyssara, from Andalusian Arabic البِشَرَة (al-bišara), from Arabic بُشْرَى (bušrā).

Cognate with Galician albízaras, Spanish albricias and Mozarabic albixara.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈvi.sa.ɾɐs/ [aʊ̯ˈvi.sa.ɾɐs]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈvi.sa.ɾɐs/ [aʊ̯ˈvi.sa.ɾɐs]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /awˈvi.sa.ɾɐʃ/ [aʊ̯ˈvi.sa.ɾɐʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈvi.sa.ɾas/ [aʊ̯ˈvi.sa.ɾas]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈvi.sɐ.ɾɐʃ/ [aɫˈvi.sɐ.ɾɐʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈvi.sɐ.ɾɐʃ/ [aɫˈvi.sɐ.ɾɐʃ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈbi.sɐ.ɾɐʃ/ [aɫˈβi.sɐ.ɾɐʃ]

• Hyphenation: al‧vís‧sa‧ras

Noun

alvíssaras f pl (plural only)

1. reward given to someone bringing good news or something that was lost

Interjection

alvíssaras!

1. glad tidings