albufeira

See also: Albufeira

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْبُحَيْرَة (al-buḥayra), via Andalusian Arabic. Doublet of almofeira.

Pronunciation

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.buˈfe(j).ɾɐ/ [aʊ̯.buˈfe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.buˈfe(j).ɾa/ [aʊ̯.buˈfe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.buˈfɐj.ɾɐ/ [aɫ.βuˈfɐj.ɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.buˈfɐj.ɾɐ/ [aɫ.βuˈfɐj.ɾɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.buˈfej.ɾɐ/ [aɫ.βuˈfej.ɾɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.buˈfej.ɾɐ/ [aɫ.βuˈfej.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.buˈfe.ɾɐ/ [aɫ.βuˈfe.ɾɐ]

• Homophone: Albufeira
• Hyphenation: al‧bu‧fei‧ra

Noun

albufeira f (plural albufeiras)

1. artificial lake
2. lagoon (shallow body of water)

   Synonym: laguna

3. amurca

Further reading

• “albufeira”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “albufeira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026