alberca
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom Andalusian Arabic البِرْكَة (al-birka), from Arabic بِرْكَة (birka, “pond”). Compare Portuguese alverca.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editalberca f (plural albercas)
- water tank
- (Mexico) swimming pool
- Synonym: piscina
Further reading
edit- “alberca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014