Alberca

[DailyWord]

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word (http://daily.tomisimo.org/) for September 12, 2008

alberca - feminine noun (la) - swimming pool. Look up alberca in the dictionary (http://www.tomisimo.org/dictionary/spanish_english/alberca)

Mucha gente nada en las albercas pero yo creo que el agua no está muy limpia.
A lot of people swim in swimming pools but I don't think the water is very clean.

[Rusty]

Alberca is apparently only used in Mexico. I know this as la piscina.

[sosia]

In Spain, swimming pool is piscina.
Alberca is more like a water reservoir, for farming uses. Like a little artificial lake
Saludos :D

[Tomisimo]

En Mexico se entiende tres palabras: alberca, balneario y piscina. La más usada es alberca, seguida por balneario y después piscina :). ¿Usan balneario en españa?

También en Mexico wading pool is chapoteadero. How do you say that in other areas?

[Rusty]

Creo que se dice piscina para niños.
Some wading pools are not for kids (like the ones around a statue in the village square). Those are called estanques or fuentes.

Reflecting pond = estanque espejo
Reflecting pool = piscina espejo or espejo de agua

[María José]

Creo que se dice piscina para niños.
Some wading pools are not for kids (like the ones around a statue in the village square). Those are called estanques or fuentes.

Reflecting pond = estanque espejo
Reflecting pool = piscina espejo or espejo de agua

Una piscina de niños en mi 'tierra' se llama paddling pool.:)

[Rusty]

Una piscina de niños en mi 'tierra' se llama paddling pool.:)

Sí, así se dicen al otro lado del charco. :) Aquí se dice kiddie pool, también.

[María José]

Sí, así se dicen al otro lado del charco. :) Aquí se dice kiddie pool, también.
!Qué chulo¡ Me gusta como suena.

[CrOtALiTo]

Jajajaja, all you commentaries about of the swimming pool are very fun, and about the other meaning called kiddie pool is more pretty and very cute.

[sosia]

In spain
piscina: swimming pool
alberca: water reservoir
balneario: health resort (in the beach or in the mountains, with water)
piscina para niños/piscina infantil: kiddie pool/paddling pool
Saludos :D

[María José]

In spain
piscina: swimming pool
alberca: water reservoir
balneario: health resort (in the beach or in the mountains, with water)
piscina para niños/piscina infantil: kiddie pool/paddling pool
Saludos :D
And now in Spain some people use spa (the English word for balneario).

[Jessica]

Alberca is apparently only used in Mexico. I know this as la piscina.

yes, that's right.
Wouldn't it be nice to own a piscina. :)

[Planet hopper]

Can I throw in one more?:

It's becoming more than common here in Spain to have a yacuzi (jacuzzi) at home, the word has not been accepted academically, but it entered the language via soap TV operas and sitcoms...

[Jessica]

oh yes most swimming pools that's outside it not clean at all. Full of dead bugs and leaves :yuck: