alberca
Spanish
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic البِرْكَة (al-birka), from Arabic بِرْكَة (birka, “pond”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈbeɾka/ [alˈβ̞eɾ.ka]
- Rhymes: -eɾka
- Syllabification: al‧ber‧ca
Noun
alberca f (plural albercas)
- water tank
- (Mexico) swimming pool
- Synonym: piscina
Further reading
- “alberca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014