abacora

Meaning

Noun

1. (Antilles, alt-of, alternative, feminine) alternative form of albacora; swordfish
2. (Latin-America, feminine) type of tuna

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of abacorar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of abacorar:

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abacorar

1. to attack
2. to pursue relentlessly, to harass
3. to corner
4. to overcome, to conquer
5. (Caribbean) to catch, to surprise
6. to smooch while dancing
7. (Cuba) to stockpile, to hoard, to corner the market
8. (Latin-America) to monopolize

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Concepts

tuna

albacore

tunny

Synonyms

atún

atún azul

Translations

atum

Thunfisch

thon

tonyina

Tunfisch

Großer Thun

Roter Thun

Nordatlantischer Thun

Blauflossen-Thunfisch

thon rouge du Nord

thon rouge de l’Atlantique

thon rouge de Méditerranée

tonno

tonno rosso

thunnus

Hyphenated as

a‧ba‧co‧ra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/abaˈkoɾa/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish:

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Andalusian Arabic اَلْبَكُورَة (albakúra), from classical Arabic اَلْبَكُورَة (al-bakūra, “the young camels”).