albatroz

Portuguese

Etymology

From English albatross and French albatros, both borrowed from Portuguese alcatraz (“gannet”) (with influence of Latin albus (“white”)), from Arabic.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.baˈtɾɔ(j)s/ [aʊ̯.baˈtɾɔ(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.baˈtɾɔ(j)s/ [aʊ̯.baˈtɾɔ(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aw.baˈtɾɔ(j)ʃ/ [aʊ̯.baˈtɾɔ(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.bɐˈtɾɔʃ/ [aɫ.βɐˈtɾɔʃ]

• Hyphenation: al‧ba‧troz

Noun

albatroz m (plural albatrozes)

1. albatross (any of various seabirds of the family Diomedeidae)

Alternative forms

• albatrós (dated)