Albuquerque

English

Etymology

From Spanish Albuquerque, from Latin albus (“white”) + quercus (“oak”) (white oak). Compare translingual Quercus alba

• (New Mexico): From Spanish Alburquerque (a town in Spain), named after Spanish viceroy Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque (1619–1676).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæl.bə.kɚ.ki/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæl.bə.kəː.ki/

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: Al‧bu‧quer‧que

Proper noun

Albuquerque (countable and uncountable, plural Albuquerques)

1. A surname from Spanish.
2. The largest city in New Mexico, United States and the county seat of Bernalillo County.

Synonyms

(Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA):

abbreviation

• ABQ
• Abq
• Abq.
• Alb
• Alb.

 

• Burque
• Duke City

 

Derived terms

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

• Albuquerquean
• Albuquerque turkey
• Burqueño
• take a wrong turn at Albuquerque

 

Translations

city

• Akan: Albukɛɛki
• Arabic: البوكيرك (albukirk)
• Armenian: Ալբուկկերկ (Albukkerk)
• Farefare: Albukerke
• French: Albuquerque (fr) f
• Georgian: ალბუკერკე (albuḳerḳe)
• Greek: Αλμπουκέρκη (el) f (Almpoukérki)
• Hebrew: אלבקרקי
• Hopi: Alavakyeekye, Alaviiya
• Navajo: Beeʼeldííl Dahsinil
• Portuguese: Albuquerque (pt) f
• Russian: Альбуке́рке (ru) m (Alʹbukérke)
• Spanish: Albuquerque (es)
• Ukrainian: Альбуке́рке n (Alʹbukérke)

See also

• Quercus alba
• Q. alba
• Quercus
• alba

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.buˈkɛʁ.ki/ [aʊ̯.buˈkɛh.ki]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.buˈkɛʁ.ki/ [aʊ̯.buˈkɛh.ki]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aw.buˈkɛɾ.ki/ [aʊ̯.buˈkɛɾ.ki]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aw.buˈkɛʁ.ki/ [aʊ̯.buˈkɛχ.ki]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.buˈkɛɻ.ke/ [aʊ̯.buˈkɛɻ.ke]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.buˈkɛɾ.kɨ/ [aɫ.βuˈkɛɾ.kɨ]

• Hyphenation: Al‧bu‧quer‧que

Proper noun

Albuquerque

1. a surname
2. Albuquerque (a city in New Mexico, United States)

Related terms

• Alburquerque
• de Albuquerque

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /albuˈkeɾke/ [al.β̞uˈkeɾ.ke]
• Rhymes: -eɾke
• Syllabification: Al‧bu‧quer‧que

Proper noun

Albuquerque m or f by sense

1. Albuquerque (a city in New Mexico, United States)
2. a surname