"albacore" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæl.bə.kɔɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-albacore.wav [Southern-England] Forms: albacores [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Etymology: From Portuguese albacor, from Arabic اَلْبَكُورَة (al-bakūra, “the young camels”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|albacor}} Portuguese albacor, {{der|en|ar|بكورة|اَلْبَكُورَة|the young camels}} Arabic اَلْبَكُورَة (al-bakūra, “the young camels”), {{root|en|ar|ب ك ر}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} albacore (plural albacores)
  1. A longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas, having edible flesh. Categories (lifeform): Scombroids Synonyms: albacore tuna Derived forms: false albacore Translations (large marine fish): albakoor (Afrikaans), bacora [feminine] (Catalan), Mandarin:长鳍金枪鱼 (chángqíjīnqiāngyú) (Chinese), albacora [feminine] (Galician), Weißer Thun (German), albakora (Indonesian), Alalunga (Italian), alalonga (Italian), 鬢長 (binnaga) (alt: ビンナガ) (Japanese), albacora [feminine] (Portuguese), albakora (Tagalog)

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