albufera

== Catalan == === Alternative forms === bufera === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic البُحَيْرَة (al-buḥayra), via Andalusian Arabic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [əl.βuˈfe̞.ɾə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əl.buˈfe.ɾə] IPA(key): (Central) [əl.βuˈfe.ɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [al.buˈfe.ɾa] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [al.βuˈfe.ɾa] === Noun === albufera f (plural albuferes) lagoon Synonym: llacuna === Further reading === “albufera”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic بُحَيْرَة (buḥayra), via Andalusian Arabic. Cognate to Portuguese albufeira. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /albuˈfeɾa/ [al.β̞uˈfe.ɾa] Rhymes: -eɾa Syllabification: al‧bu‧fe‧ra === Noun === albufera f (plural albuferas) lagoon Synonym: laguna === Further reading === “albufera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025