alfoz
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Andalusian Arabic الحَوْز (al-ḥáwz), from Arabic حَوْز (ḥawz, literally “possession”), formed as a verbal noun of حَازَ (ḥāza).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /alˈfoθ/ [alˈfoθ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /alˈfos/ [alˈfos]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -oθ
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -os
- Syllabification: al‧foz
Noun edit
alfoz m (plural alfoces)
- (historical) during the Middle Ages, the rural territory belonging to a corresponding town
Further reading edit
- “alfoz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014