albricias
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish albricias, from Andalusian Arabic البُشْرَى (albúšra), from Arabic بُشْرَى (bušrā, “good news”).
Noun
albricias
- (historical) A sum of money paid as a reward to the bearer of good news.
Anagrams
- biracials
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic البُشْرَى (al-búšra), from Arabic بُشْرَى (bušrā, “good news”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /alˈbɾiθjas/ [alˈβ̞ɾi.θjas]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /alˈbɾisjas/ [alˈβ̞ɾi.sjas]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -iθjas
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -isjas
- Syllabification: al‧bri‧cias
Noun
albricias f pl (plural only)
- albricias
Descendants
- → English: albricias
Further reading
- “albricias”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014