Albuquerque

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Albuquerque

/ˈæl.bə.kɚ.ki/ US
/ˈæl.bə.kəː.ki/ UK

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Borrowed from Spanish Albuquerque, from Latin albus (“white”) + quercus (“oak”) (white oak). Compare translingual Quercus alba.

* (New Mexico): Borrowed from Spanish Alburquerque (a town in Spain), named after Spanish viceroy Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque (1619–1676).

proper noun Albuquerques

countable, uncountable A surname from Spanish.
countable, uncountable The largest city in New Mexico, United States; the county seat of Bernalillo County. The Trump administration is developing Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, into a “deportation hub” and considering Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque as a possible military detention site for undocumented immigrants, the New York Times reported on Feb. 21.
Similar: ABQ, Abq., Abq, Alb., Alb, Burque, Duke City

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: univ, belen, duke, burque, abq, duke city, the q, q, alburquerque, alb, old town, abq., albequerque, alberquerque, alb., alcala

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name city

Español	Albuquerque
Português	Albuquerque
Français	Albuquerque
Ελληνικά	Αλμπουκέρκη Almpoukérki
Русский	Альбуке́рке Alʹbukérke
العربية	أَلْبُوكِيرْكِي ʔalbūkīrkī
עברית	אלבקרקי or אַלְבּוּקֶרְקִי ʾalbûqerqî

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@misc{albuquerque_2026,
  title = {Albuquerque},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/albuquerque},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}