"albur" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /alˈbuɾ/, [alˈβ̞uɾ] Forms: albures [plural]
Rhymes: -uɾ Etymology: From Andalusian Arabic البوري (al-búri), from Arabic بُورِيّ (būriyy), named from a city in Egypt. Etymology templates: {{der|es|xaa|البوري|tr=al-búri}} Andalusian Arabic البوري (al-búri), {{der|es|ar|بُورِيّ}} Arabic بُورِيّ (būriyy) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} albur m (plural albures)
  1. (zoology) bleak (fish); dace Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Fish Synonyms: mújol
    Sense id: en-albur-es-noun-Of4NYtCk Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 42 19 38 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. (figurative) luck, chance, risk Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-albur-es-noun-RrbcBM4F Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 42 19 38
  3. (Mexico) a kind of humorous wordplay that relies on sexual innuendo Tags: Mexico, masculine
    Sense id: en-albur-es-noun-WUYPth81 Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 42 19 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: alburear, alburero

Inflected forms

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        "(zoology) bleak (fish); dace"
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          "ref": "2017 July 19, Federico Cendejas Corzo, “El albur, de México para el mundo”, in Etcétera, retrieved 2021-03-30",
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          "ref": "2017 July 19, Federico Cendejas Corzo, “El albur, de México para el mundo”, in Etcétera, retrieved 2021-03-30",
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    {
      "ipa": "/alˈbuɾ/"
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      "ipa": "[alˈβ̞uɾ]"
    },
    {
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