albur

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic البوري‎ (albúri), from Arabic بُورِي‎ (būrī), named from a city in Egypt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbuɾ/, [alˈβuɾ]

Noun

albur m (plural albures)

1. bleak (fish); dace
2. (Mexico) A kind of humorous wordplay that relies on sexual innuendo.
3. luck, chance.

Derived terms

• alburear

Further reading

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