See also: alberò

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Etymology

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From Spanish albero.

Noun

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albero (uncountable)

  1. Densely packed crushed rock covering the ground where a bullfight will take place.

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /alˈbeɾo/
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: al‧be‧ro

Noun

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albero m (plural albers)

  1. esophagus, trachea

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈal.be.ro/
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  • Rhymes: -albero
  • Hyphenation: àl‧be‧ro

Etymology 1

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From older alboro m (via dissimilation), from albore m (via masculinization of the ending), from Latin arborem f.[1]

Noun

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albero m (plural alberi, diminutive alberèllo or alberétto or alberìno, augmentative alberóne, pejorative alberàccio, derogatory alberùccio)

  1. tree (all senses)
  2. (nautical) mast
  3. shaft, spindle
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Etymology 2

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Possibly from a Vulgar Latin *albarus, a derivative of Latin albus (white).[2]

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Noun

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albero m (plural alberi)

  1. poplar tree
    Synonym: pioppo

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Verb

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albero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of alberare

References

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  1. ^ Buchi, Éva, Schweickard, Wolfgang (2008–) “*/ˈarbor-e/”, in Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman, Nancy: Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française.
  2. ^ albero1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Spanish

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Albero.

Etymology

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Inherited from Latin albārius (pertaining to the whitening of walls).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /alˈbeɾo/ [alˈβ̞e.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: al‧be‧ro

Adjective

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albero (feminine albera, masculine plural alberos, feminine plural alberas)

  1. Obsolete form of albar (white).

Noun

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albero m (plural alberos)

  1. type of crushed rock applied over gardens and bullring arenas
    • 2010, Antonio Ramos Espejo, Andaluzas, protagonistas a su pesar, Centro de Estudios Andaluces, page 258:
      Manolete, además, hace un esfuerzo supremo cada vez que pisa el albero de la plaza de Córdoba.
      Furthermore, Manolete undertakes a supreme effort each time he steps on the crushed rock of Cordoba’s bullring.
  2. (bullfighting) arena
    • 2014, Francisco Soler Guevara, José Antonio Alías García, En el Umbral del Misterio:
      Sólo el torero de verdad cuenta con arte o tiene arte para torear. sabe ponerle sitio en el albero.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. dishrag

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