albricias

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish albricias, from Andalusian Arabic البُشْرَى (albúšra), from Arabic بُشْرَى (bušrā, “good news”).

Noun

albricias

1. (historical) A sum of money paid as a reward to the bearer of good news.

Anagrams

• biracials

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic البُشْرَى (al-búšra), from Arabic بُشْرَى (bušrā, “good news”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /alˈbɾiθjas/ [alˈβ̞ɾi.θjas]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /alˈbɾisjas/ [alˈβ̞ɾi.sjas]
• Rhymes: -iθjas
• Rhymes: -isjas
• Syllabification: al‧bri‧cias

Noun

albricias f pl (plural only)

1. albricias

Descendants

• → English: albricias

Further reading

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