Etymology

albricias

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Today it means: A sum of money paid as a reward to the bearer of good news. Full definition →

Spanish albricias ← Andalusian Arabic بُشْرَى ← Arabic بُشْرَى
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromبُشْرَى“good news”
  2. Andalusian Arabic · derived fromبُشْرَى
  3. Spanish · borrowed fromalbricias
  4. English todayalbricias

Borrowed from Spanish albricias, from Andalusian Arabic بُشْرَى (búšra), from Arabic بُشْرَى (bušrā, “good news”).

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