albaroque

From Spanish alboroque, from Ladino ברוך (baruh, “blessed”), from Hebrew בָּרוּךְ (bārūḵ, “blessed; congratulations!”) used by Jewish merchants to congratulate for a bargain, compare Arabic مَبْرُوك (mabrūk, “blessed; congratulations!”).

• IPA^(key): /albaˈɾɔke/ [ɑl.β̞aˈɾɔ.kɪ]
• Rhymes: -ɔke
• Hyphenation: al‧ba‧ro‧que

albaroque m (plural albaroques)

1. meal or feast held as corroboration of a deal

   Synonym: robra

2. meal or feast held after a communal, usually unpaid, work

   Synonym: robra

3. meal or feast offered to a group of hired workers after finishing the work

   Synonym: gueste

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “albaroque”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “albaroque”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “albaroque”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN