Where does “albur” come from?
albur (Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic البوري, from Arabic بوري, from Hindi पूरी, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀽𑀭, from Sanskrit पूर — filling, making full; fulfilling, satisfying; the...
albur (Spanish): bleak ; dace; A kind of humorous wordplay that...
Definitions
- bleak ; dace; A kind of humorous wordplay that...
Ancestry of “albur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Andalusian Arabic | البوري | — |
| 2 | Arabic | بوري | a type of thin bread made with excessive amount... |
| 3 | Hindi | पूरी | puri, poori |
| 4 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀧𑀽𑀭 | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | पूर | filling, making full; fulfilling, satisfying; the... |
Words derived from “albur”