alfac
Catalan
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Andalusian Arabic الفك (al-fákk), from Arabic فَكّ (fakk, “jaw(bone)”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editalfac m (plural alfacs)
- a shoal which forms at the mouth of a river
- Tota la colla eixí a cercar ous de tortuga a l’alfac.
- The whole gang went out to look for turtle eggs on the sandbar.
References
edit- “alfac”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024