albricias

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish albricias, from Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (albúšra), from Arabic بُشْرَى‎ (bušrā, “good news”).

Noun

albricias

(historical) A sum of money paid as a reward to the bearer of good news.

Anagrams

biracials

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (albúšra), from Arabic بُشْرَى‎ (bušrā, “good news”).

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /alˈbɾiθjas/, [alˈβɾiθjas]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /alˈbɾisjas/, [alˈβɾisjas]

Noun

albricias f pl (plural only)

albricias

Descendants

→ English: albricias

Further reading

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

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