albacore

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈælbəˌkɔː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈælbəˌkɔr, -ˌkoʊr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(albə kôr′, -kōr′)

Inflections of 'albacore' (n):
albacore
npl (Especially as a collective plural—e.g. "Albacore often swim in schools with other types of tuna.")
albacores
npl (Less common)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
al•ba•core /ˈælbəˌkɔr, -ˌkoʊr/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -cores, (or when thought of as a group) -core. 
  1. Fisha long-finned fish of the tuna family.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
al•ba•core  (albə kôr′, -kōr′),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -core,  (esp. referring to kinds or species) -cores. 
  1. Fisha long-finned tuna, Thunnus alalunga, of warm or temperate seas, the flesh of which is valued for canning.
  2. Fishany of various tunalike fishes.
  • Portuguese albacora North African Arabic al-bakūrah the tuna
  • 1570–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
albacore / ˈælbəˌkɔː/
  1. a tunny, Thunnus alalunga, occurring mainly in warm regions of the Atlantic and Pacific. It has very long pectoral fins and is a valued food fish
Etymology: 16th Century: from Portuguese albacor, from Arabic al-bakrah, from al the + bakr young camel
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