albacea

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (*ṣáḥb alwaṣíyya).

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /albaˈθea/, [alβaˈθea]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /albaˈsea/, [alβaˈsea]

Noun

albacea m or f (plural albaceas)

(law) testamentary executor, administrator

Further reading

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

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