alubukhara

English edit

Alternative forms edit

alu-bukhara, alu bukhara, albukhara, aloo bukhara, aloobukhara

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Persian (âlû'i buxârâ).

Noun edit

alubukhara (plural alubukharas)

A cultivar of plum found in Turkestan, Iran and the South Caucasus, commonly eaten as a prune (dried plum).

Usage notes edit

It is uncertain whether the cultivars called "alubukhara" are the same everywhere. It is possible the name was indiscriminately applied to different plums of high quality.^[1]

Translations edit

cultivar of plum

Armenian: ալբուխարա (albuxara)
Azerbaijani: albuxara
Persian: آلوی بخارا (âlû'i buxârâ)
Russian: альбухара (alʹbuxara)

References edit

^ Vermišyan, A. M., Dilanyan, H. X., Sanaġyan, M. B. (1958) Hayastani ptuġnerə [The Fruits of Armenia], volume I, korizavorner, teġakan sorter [Stone fruits, local varieties], Yerevan: HayPetHrat, pages 147–148

[1] Vermišyan, A. M., Dilanyan, H. X., Sanaġyan, M. B. (1958) Hayastani ptuġnerə [The Fruits of Armenia], volume I, korizavorner, teġakan sorter [Stone fruits, local varieties], Yerevan: HayPetHrat, pages 147–148

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