alarife

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic العَرِيف (al-ʕaríf), from Arabic عَرِيف (ʕarīf, “expert”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alaˈɾife/ [a.laˈɾi.fe]
• (Bolivia)

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• Rhymes: -ife
• Syllabification: a‧la‧ri‧fe

Noun

alarife m or f by sense (plural alarifes)

1. architect
2. foreman

Further reading

• “alarife”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014