Where does “Albufeira” come from?

Albufeira (Portuguese) comes from Arabic بحيرة, from Arabic بُحَيْرَة — lake, lagoon.

Albufeira (Portuguese): artificial lake

Definitions

  1. artificial lake

Ancestry of “Albufeira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبحيرةlake; vegetable garden, truck garden
2Arabicبُحَيْرَةlake, lagoon
Every word from Arabic بُحَيْرَة →Every word from Arabic بحيرة →