alfaque

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic الحَاجِز (al-ḥājiz).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈfa.ki/ [aʊ̯ˈfa.ki]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈfa.ki/ [aʊ̯ˈfa.ki]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈfa.ke/ [aʊ̯ˈfa.ke]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈfa.kɨ/ [aɫˈfa.kɨ]

Noun

alfaque m (plural alfaques)

1. a sandbank, a shoal

   Synonyms: vau, vado, baixo, baixio, esparcel, restinga, sirte

2. a reef

   Synonyms: recife, arrecife, abrolhos, escolhos

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic الحَاجِز (al-ḥājiz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈfake/ [alˈfa.ke]
• Rhymes: -ake
• Syllabification: al‧fa‧que

Noun

alfaque m (plural alfaques)

1. sandbank

Further reading

• “alfaque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28