Where does “albufeira” come from?

albufeira (Portuguese) comes from Arabic اَلبُحَيْرَة, from Arabic بُحَيْرَة — lake, lagoon.

albufeira (Portuguese): lagoon; amurca

Definitions

  1. lagoon; amurca

Ancestry of “albufeira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاَلبُحَيْرَةthe lake, the lagoon
2Arabicبُحَيْرَةlake, lagoon
Every word from Arabic بُحَيْرَة →Every word from Arabic اَلبُحَيْرَة →
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