Albuquerque

Albuquerque

English

Etymology

From Spanish Albuquerque, from Latin albus (“white”) + quercus (“oak”) (white oak). Compare translingual Quercus alba

• (New Mexico): From Spanish Alburquerque (a town in Spain), named after Spanish viceroy Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque (1619–1676).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæl.bə.kɝ.ki/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæl.bə.kɜː.ki/

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Proper noun

Albuquerque (countable and uncountable, plural Albuquerques)

1. A surname from Spanish
2. The largest city in New Mexico, United States and the county seat of Bernalillo County.

Synonyms

(Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA):

abbreviation

• ABQ
• Abq.
• Abq
• Alb.
• Alb

 

• Burque
• Duke City

 

Derived terms

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

• Albuquerque turkey
• take a wrong turn at Albuquerque

 

Translations

city

Akan: Albukɛɛki Armenian: Ալբուկկերկ (Albukkerk) Farefare: Albukerke French: Albuquerque (fr) f Georgian: ალბუკერკე (albuḳerḳe) Greek: Αλμπουκέρκη (el) f (Almpoukérki) Hebrew: אלבקרקי‎ Hopi: Alavakyeekye, Alaviiya Navajo: Beeʼeldííl Dahsinil Portuguese: Albuquerque (pt) f Russian: Альбуке́рке (ru) m (Alʹbukérke) Spanish: Albuquerque (es) Ukrainian: Альбуке́рке n (Alʹbukérke)

See also

• Quercus alba
• Q. alba
• Quercus
• alba

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.buˈkɛʁ.ki/ [aʊ̯.buˈkɛh.ki]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.buˈkɛʁ.ki/ [aʊ̯.buˈkɛh.ki]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aw.buˈkɛɾ.ki/ [aʊ̯.buˈkɛɾ.ki]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aw.buˈkɛʁ.ki/ [aʊ̯.buˈkɛχ.ki]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.buˈkɛɻ.ke/ [aʊ̯.buˈkɛɻ.ke]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.buˈkɛɾ.k(ɨ)/ [aɫ.βuˈkɛɾ.k(ɨ)]

• Hyphenation: Al‧bu‧quer‧que

Proper noun

Albuquerque

1. a surname
2. Albuquerque (a city in New Mexico, United States)

Related terms

• Alburquerque
• de Albuquerque

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /albuˈkeɾke/ [al.β̞uˈkeɾ.ke]
• Rhymes: -eɾke
• Syllabification: Al‧bu‧quer‧que

Proper noun

Albuquerque m or f by sense

1. a surname
2. Albuquerque (a city in New Mexico, United States)