arráez

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الرَّيِس (ar-ráyeç), from Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˈraeθ/ [aˈra.eθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /aˈraes/ [aˈra.es]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -aeθ
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -aes
• Syllabification: a‧rrá‧ez

Noun

arráez m (plural arraeces)

1. boss; chief (of Moors or other Arabic people)

Further reading

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