alverca
See also: Alverca
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic البِرْكَة (al-birka, “pond, tank”).[1][2] Compare Spanish alberca.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alverca f (plural alvercas)
- marsh
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pântano
- water tank
- fishpond
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ “alverca” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “alverca” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.