almofariz

Galician

Noun

almofariz m (plural almofarises)

1. (countable) mortar (vessel used to grind ingredients)

   Synonyms: cacirete, machaduro, armidés, morteiro

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “almofariz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic المِهْرَاس (al-mihrās).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.mo.faˈɾis/ [aʊ̯.mo.faˈɾis]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.mo.faˈɾis/ [aʊ̯.mo.faˈɾis]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aw.mo.faˈɾiʃ/ [aʊ̯.mo.faˈɾiʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.mu.fɐˈɾiʃ/ [aɫ.mu.fɐˈɾiʃ]

• Hyphenation: al‧mo‧fa‧riz

Noun

almofariz m (plural almofarizes)

1. (countable) mortar (vessel used to grind ingredients)

   Synonyms: morteiro, gral