alcorque

== Spanish == === Etymology === Variant of what is found in Portuguese, beside alcorque and alcorca, more originally as alcarque and alfarque, borrowed from well-known Arabic الْخَرْق (al-ḵarq, “breakthrough”) as employed in the sense of a rift for water. Northwestern Arabic قُرْق (qurq, “shoe, sandal”) is a reborrowing from Romance. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈkoɾke/ [alˈkoɾ.ke] Rhymes: -oɾke Syllabification: al‧cor‧que === Noun === alcorque m (plural alcorques) tree grating (metal covering around the base of a tree, usually on a sidewalk) tree well (ridge of soil around a tree to conserve water) === References === === Further reading === “alcorque”, 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