alberca

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (albírka), from Arabic بِرْكَة‎ (birka, “pond”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈberka/, [alˈβerka]

Noun

alberca m (plural albercas)

pool
(Latin America) swimming pool
Synonym: piscina

Further reading

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

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