albur

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (albúri), from Arabic بوري‎ (būrī), named from a city in Egypt.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈbuɾ/, [alˈβuɾ]

Noun

albur m (plural albures)

bleak (fish); dace
(Mexico) A kind of humorous wordplay that relies on sexual innuendo.

Derived terms

alburear

Further reading

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

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