blancor

Asturian

Etymology

From blancu +‎ -or.

Noun

blancor m or f (plural blancores)

1. whiteness (state of being white)

   Synonym: blancura

Further reading

• “blancor”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “blancor”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

From blanc +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bləŋˈko]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [blaŋˈkoɾ]

Noun

blancor f (uncountable)

1. whiteness

   Synonym: blancúria

Further reading

• “blancor”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “blancor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “blancor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “blancor”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Old Spanish

Etymology

From blanco (“white”) +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blanˈkoɾ/

Noun

blancor m (plural blancores)

1. white, whiteness
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 19r:

     […] &́ vieron la gĺa de iſŕl dedios. Como huebra de blãcor. &́ de cristal. ⁊ como color de los cielo^s mõdos […]

     [[…] e vieron la gloria de Israel de Dios, como huebra de blancor e de cristal, e como color de los cielos mondos […]]

     […] and they saw the glory of the God of Israel, like a work of white and crystal, and like the color of realm of the heavens. […]

Synonyms

• blanco

Descendants

• Spanish: blancor

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish blancor, or coined again from blanco +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blanˈkoɾ/ [blãŋˈkoɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: blan‧cor

Noun

blancor m (plural blancores)

1. whiteness

   Synonym: blancura

Further reading

• “blancor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025