alefriz

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Andalusian Arabic الإِفْرِيز (al-ʔifríz), from Arabic إِفْرِيز (ʔifrīz), apocope of Classical Syriac ܦܪܝܙܘܡܐ (pərīzōmāʾ), from Ancient Greek περίζωμα (perízōma, girdle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aleˈfɾiθ/ [a.leˈfɾiθ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aleˈfɾis/ [a.leˈfɾis]
  • Rhymes: -iθ
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: a‧le‧friz

Noun

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alefriz m (plural alefrices)

  1. (nautical) mortise, rabbet (on the keel or stem)

Further reading

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