azud

Spanish

Alternative forms

• azuda f

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic السُّدّ (as-sudd, “dam, obstruction”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˈθud/ [aˈθuð̞]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /aˈsud/ [aˈsuð̞]
• Rhymes: -ud
• Syllabification: a‧zud

Noun

azud m (plural azudes)

1. waterwheel
2. dam

Further reading

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