albornoz

See also: Albornoz

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• albernoz, burnu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بُرْنُس (burnus, “burnoose”) via Andalusian Arabic, from Ancient Greek βίρρος (bírrhos).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.boʁˈnɔ(j)s/ [aʊ̯.boɦˈnɔ(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.boʁˈnɔ(j)s/ [aʊ̯.boɦˈnɔ(ɪ̯)s]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aw.boɾˈnɔ(j)s/ [aʊ̯.boɾˈnɔ(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aw.boʁˈnɔ(j)ʃ/ [aʊ̯.boʁˈnɔ(ɪ̯)ʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.boɻˈnɔ(j)s/ [aʊ̯.boɻˈnɔ(ɪ̯)s]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.buɾˈnɔʃ/ [aɫ.βuɾˈnɔʃ]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔs, -ɔjs, (Portugal) -ɔʃ

Noun

albornoz m (plural albornozes)

1. burnoose (a thick hooded cloak used in northern Africa)

Further reading

• “albornoz”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “albornoz”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بُرْنُس (burnus, “burnoose”) via Andalusian Arabic, from Ancient Greek βίρρος (bírrhos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alboɾˈnoθ/ [al.β̞oɾˈnoθ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /alboɾˈnos/ [al.β̞oɾˈnos] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -oθ (Spain)
• Rhymes: -os (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: al‧bor‧noz

Noun

albornoz m (plural albornoces)

1. (cloth) burnoose
2. (Spain) bathrobe

   Synonyms: (Latin America) bata de baño, (Argentina, Uruguay) salida de baño

Further reading

• “albornoz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024