alberca

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (albírka), from Arabic بِرْكَة (birka, “pond”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbeɾka/ [alˈβ̞eɾ.ka]

Noun

alberca m (plural albercas)

1. pool
2. (Latin America) swimming pool

   Synonym: piscina

Further reading

• “alberca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014