alvíssaras
Portuguese
Etymology
From alvíssara, from Old Portuguese alvyssara, from Andalusian Arabic البِشَرَة (al-bišara), from Arabic بُشْرَى (bušrā).
Cognate with Galician albízaras, Spanish albricias and Mozarabic albixara.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /aɫ.ˈvi.sɐ.ɾɐʃ/
- Hyphenation: al‧vís‧sa‧ras
Noun
alvíssaras f pl
- reward given to someone bringing good news or something that was lost
Interjection
alvíssaras!
- glad tidings