almojarife

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From Andalusian Arabic المشرف (al-mušríf), from Arabic مُشْرِف (mušrif, “supervisor, overseer”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /almoxaˈɾife/ [al.mo.xaˈɾi.fe]
Rhymes: -ife
Syllabification: al‧mo‧ja‧ri‧fe

Noun edit

almojarife m (plural almojarifes)

customs officer; revenue collector

Derived terms edit

almojarifazgo

Further reading edit

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

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