albornoz
See also: Albornoz
Portuguese
Alternative forms
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]
- (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]
- (Caipira) 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)
- burnoose (a thick hooded cloak used in northern Africa)
Further reading
- “albornoz”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “albornoz”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “albornoz”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “albornoz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بُرْنُس (burnus, “burnoose”) via Andalusian Arabic, from Ancient Greek βίρρος (bírrhos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alboɾˈnoθ/ [al.β̞oɾˈnoθ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /alboɾˈnos/ [al.β̞oɾˈnos] (Latin America, Philippines)
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -oθ (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- Rhymes: -os (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: al‧bor‧noz
Noun
albornoz m (plural albornoces)
- (cloth) burnoose
- (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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025