alcurnia

Spanish

Alternative forms

alcuña (obsolete)

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic *الكنیه (al-kúnya), from Arabic كُنْيَة (kunya, “kunya”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈkuɾnja/ [alˈkuɾ.nja]
Rhymes: -uɾnja
Syllabification: al‧cur‧nia

Noun

alcurnia f (plural alcurnias)

lineage, blood
Synonym: estirpe

Further reading

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

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