Albuquerque
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæl.bə.kɚ.ki/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæl.bə.kəː.ki/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: Al‧bu‧quer‧que
Proper noun edit
Albuquerque (countable and uncountable, plural Albuquerques)
- A surname from Spanish
- The largest city in New Mexico, United States and the county seat of Bernalillo County.
Synonyms edit
(Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA):
abbreviation
Derived terms edit
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Translations edit
city
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See also edit
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Al‧bu‧quer‧que
Proper noun edit
Albuquerque
- a surname
- Albuquerque (a city in New Mexico, United States)
Related terms edit
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Albuquerque m or f by sense
- Albuquerque (a city in New Mexico, United States)
- a surname