alcornoque

Spanish

Etymology

From Mozarabic [script needed] (alqurnúq), from the Arabic article (al-) + quernus, variation of Latin quercus + Hispanic suffix -occus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alkorˈnoke/

Noun

alcornoque m (plural alcornoques)

cork oak
cork (bark of the cork oak)
Synonym: corcho

Derived terms

alcornocal

Further reading

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

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