jaraíz
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic; compare Portuguese chafariz (“fountain”), Catalan safareig.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /xaɾaˈiθ/ [xa.ɾaˈiθ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /xaɾaˈis/ [xa.ɾaˈis]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -iθ
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: ja‧ra‧íz
Noun edit
jaraíz m (plural jaraíces)
- Synonym of lagar (“vat in which olives and grapes are pressed”)
Further reading edit
- “jaraíz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014