albornoz
Portuguese, noun/aw.boʁˈnɔ(j)s/
albornoz is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “burnoose (a thick hooded cloak used in northern Africa)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “manto de lã com capuz usado pelos árabes”.
What does albornoz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineburnoose (a thick hooded cloak used in northern Africa)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. manto de lã com capuz usado pelos árabes
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of albornoz
- albornozes plural
- albernoz alternative
- burnu alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce albornoz?
- Brazil /aw.boʁˈnɔ(j)s/
- Brazil [aʊ̯.boɦˈnɔ(ɪ̯)s]
- /aw.boɾˈnɔ(j)s/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is albornoz in Portuguese?
albornoz appears about once in every 54 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).