albur
albur
∗albur
masculine noun
1bleak (pez)
2chance (azar)
3pun (juego de palabras) (Mexican Spanish, Dominican Spanish); double meaning (doble sentido)
ALBURES Albures are a distinctive feature of male Mexican lower-class speech. They are rapid-fire puns, chiefly of a sexual nature, which can be stretched into extensive exchanges as each participant tries to top the last speaker's remark. Non-native speakers, no matter how fluent their Spanish, are unlikely to make much sense of an exchange of albures, let alone be able to participate. Indeed, they can be largely incomprehensible even to many Mexicans.
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albur [al-boor’]
noun
1Dace, a river fish. (m)
2A sort of game at cards. (m)
3Risk, contingency. (m)
- Correr un albur -> to venture, to chance
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