albura

Spanish

Etymology

albo +‎ -ura, or taken from Late Latin albūra, from Latin albus. Compare Portuguese alvura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbuɾa/ [alˈβ̞u.ɾa]

Noun

albura f (plural alburas)

1. whiteness (state of being white)
2. sapwood (wood just under the bark)

Synonyms

• (whiteness): blancura, albor

Further reading

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