alcornoque

English

Noun

alcornoque

  1. The plant Bowdichia virgilioides.

Alternative forms

Portuguese

Etymology

From Mozarabic *alqurnúq, from Latin quernus (“relating to oak”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.koʁˈnɔ.ki/ [aʊ̯.koɦˈnɔ.ki]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aw.koɾˈnɔ.ki/ [aʊ̯.koɾˈnɔ.ki]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aw.koʁˈnɔ.ki/ [aʊ̯.koʁˈnɔ.ki]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.koɻˈnɔ.ke/ [aʊ̯.koɻˈnɔ.ke]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.kuɾˈnɔ.kɨ/ [aɫ.kuɾˈnɔ.kɨ]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔki, (Portugal) -ɔkɨ
  • Hyphenation: al‧cor‧no‧que

Noun

alcornoque m (plural alcornoques)

  1. (botany) tree of the fagaceae family (Quercus suber) from which cork is extracted
  2. (Alentejo) old cork oak trunk

Spanish

Etymology

From Mozarabic *alqurnúq, from the Arabic article al- + quernus, variation of Latin quercus + Hispanic suffix -occus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /alkoɾˈnoke/ [al.koɾˈno.ke]
  • Rhymes: -oke
  • Syllabification: al‧cor‧no‧que

Noun

alcornoque m (plural alcornoques)

  1. cork oak
  2. cork (bark of the cork oak)
    Synonym: corcho
  3. (slang) nincompoop

Derived terms

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