alfoz

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Andalusian Arabic الحَوْز (al-ḥáwz), from Arabic حَوْز (ḥawz, literally possession), formed as a verbal noun of حَازَ (ḥāza).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /alˈfoθ/ [alˈfoθ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /alˈfos/ [alˈfos]
  • Rhymes: -oθ
  • Rhymes: -os
  • Syllabification: al‧foz

Noun

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alfoz m or (obsolete) f (plural alfoces)

  1. (historical) during the Middle Ages, the rural territory belonging to a corresponding town

Further reading

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