# albacore

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæl.bə.koɹ/ · frequency rank #72,075

## Definitions
1. A longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas, having edible flesh.

## Etymology
From Portuguese albacor, from Arabic اَلْبَكُورَة (al-bakūra, “the young camels”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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