alcornocal

Spanish

Etymology

alcornoque +‎ -al

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alkornoˈkal/

Noun

alcornocal m (plural alcornocales)

A grove of cork oak trees.
- 2017 May 26, “De la comunal y otros demonios”, in El Nacional‎:
  Zamuros de la Barrosa salgan del alcornocal que al Diablo lo cogió el día queriéndome atropellar.
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Further reading

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

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