albornoz
See also: Albornoz
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بُرْنُس (burnus, “burnoose”) via Andalusian Arabic, from Ancient Greek βίρρος (bírrhos).
Noun
albornoz m (plural albornozes)
- burnoose (a thick hooded cloak used in northern Africa)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بُرْنُس (burnus, “burnoose”) via Andalusian Arabic, from Ancient Greek βίρρος (bírrhos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /alboɾˈnoθ/ [al.β̞oɾˈnoθ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /alboɾˈnos/ [al.β̞oɾˈnos]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -oθ
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -os
- Syllabification: al‧bor‧noz
Noun
albornoz m (plural albornoces)
- (cloth) burnoose
- (Spain) bathrobe
- Synonyms: (Latin America) bata de baño, (Argentina, Uruguay) salida de baño
Further reading
- “albornoz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014