almojarife

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic المشرف (al-mušríf), from Arabic مُشْرِف (mušrif, “supervisor, overseer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /almoxaˈɾife/ [al.mo.xaˈɾi.fe]
• Rhymes: -ife
• Syllabification: al‧mo‧ja‧ri‧fe

Noun

almojarife m (plural almojarifes)

1. customs officer; revenue collector

Derived terms

• almojarifazgo

 

Further reading

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