jaraíz
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic; compare Portuguese chafariz (“fountain”), Catalan safareig.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /xaɾaˈiθ/ [xa.ɾaˈiθ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /xaɾaˈis/ [xa.ɾaˈis]
- Rhymes: -iθ
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: ja‧ra‧íz
Noun
editjaraíz m (plural jaraíces)
- Synonym of lagar (“vat in which olives and grapes are pressed”)
Further reading
edit- “jaraíz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014