abellota

Asturian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic بَلُّوطَة (ballūṭa, oak, acorn), from Aramaic בְּלוּטָא / ܒܠܘܛܐ (bəllūṭā, ballūṭā, oak; acorn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abeˈʎota/ [a.β̞eˈʎo.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ota
  • Syllabification: a‧be‧llo‧ta

Noun

abellota f (plural abellotes)

  1. acorn (fruit of the oak tree)
    Synonym: llande

Further reading

  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “abellota”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
  • abellota”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN