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albur.

bleak (fish); dace

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/alˈbuɾ/[alˈβ̞uɾ]

  1. bleak (fish); dace

    masculine

  2. luck, chance, risk

    figuratively · masculine
    correr el albur
    dejarlo al albur

  3. a kind of humorous wordplay that relies on sexual innuendo; a risqué double entendre

    Mexico · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Andalusian Arabic البوري (al-búri), from Arabic بُورِيّ (būriyy), named from a city in Egypt.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.