albornoz

See also: Albornoz

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بُرْنُس (burnus, “burnoose”) via Andalusian Arabic, from Ancient Greek βίρρος (bírrhos).

Noun

albornoz m (plural albornozes)

1. burnoose (a thick hooded cloak used in northern Africa)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بُرْنُس (burnus, “burnoose”) via Andalusian Arabic, from Ancient Greek βίρρος (bírrhos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /alboɾˈnoθ/ [al.β̞oɾˈnoθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /alboɾˈnos/ [al.β̞oɾˈnos]

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• Rhymes: -oθ
• Rhymes: -os
• Syllabification: al‧bor‧noz

Noun

albornoz m (plural albornoces)

1. (cloth) burnoose
2. (Spain) bathrobe

   Synonyms: (Latin America) bata de baño, (Argentina, Uruguay) salida de baño

Further reading

• “albornoz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014