abalorio

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic بِلَّوْرِيّ‎ (billawriyy, “crystalline”), from بِلَّوْر‎ (billawr, “crystal”), from Persian, from Middle Persian, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य (vaiḍūrya).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /abaˈloɾjo/, [aβaˈloɾjo]

Noun

abalorio m (plural abalorios)

glass bead
trinket; bauble (jewelry of little value)

External links

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

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