alverca

See also: Alverca

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic البِرْكَة (al-birka, “pond, tank”).[1][2] Compare Spanish alberca.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈvɛʁ.kɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈvɛh.kɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /awˈvɛɾ.kɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈvɛɾ.kɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /awˈvɛʁ.kɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈvɛχ.kɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈvɛɻ.ka/ [aʊ̯ˈvɛɻ.ka]
 

  • Homophone: Alverca
  • Hyphenation: al‧ver‧ca

Noun

alverca f (plural alvercas)

  1. marsh
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pântano
  2. water tank
  3. fishpond

Derived terms

References
  1. “alverca” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “alverca” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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