albur
Español · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
albur
- [alˈβ̞uɾ]
Rhymes with uɾ
Where it comes from
Del árabe البوري (al-būrī, 'el mújol'), pez que en épocas de calor da saltos sobre la superficie del mar. La imposibilidad de predecir dónde y cuándo van a tener lugar dichos saltos generó la segunda acepción de "azar o contingencia".
In English
- chance lot or fate
- pun joke or type of wordplay
- dace Leuciscus leuciscus
- bleak small European river fish
- double entendre phrase with two meanings
Talk about this word "albur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/albur. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. albur. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/albur "albur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/albur.Cite this
@misc{albur_2026,
title = {albur},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/albur},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}