albacea

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic صَحْب الوَصِيَّة (ṣáḥb alwaṣíyya, literally companion of the will); see Arabic صَحْب (ṣaḥb), وَصِيَّة (waṣiyya).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /albaˈθea/ [al.β̞aˈθe.a]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /albaˈsea/ [al.β̞aˈse.a]
  • Rhymes: -ea
  • Syllabification: al‧ba‧ce‧a

Noun

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albacea m or f by sense (plural albaceas)

  1. (law) testamentary executor, administrator

Further reading

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