alberca

/alˈβeɾka/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
albercas

Meaning

  1. pool, reservoir

    • Nadamos en la alberca.

      We swam in the pool.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

embalse

alberca and embalse are close synonyms for "reservoir"; in Mexican Spanish, alberca specifically means "swimming pool."

Similar in other languages

English

pond

Close — a pool, reservoir relates to a pond.

Practice

1 What does alberca mean?

2 Fill the gap: Nadamos en la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches alberca?

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