almotacén

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْمُحْتَسِب (al-muḥtasib).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /almotaˈθen/ [al.mo.t̪aˈθẽn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /almotaˈsen/ [al.mo.t̪aˈsẽn]
• Rhymes: -en
• Syllabification: al‧mo‧ta‧cén

Noun

almotacén m (plural almotacenes)

1. (historical) a type of official or inspector at a market

   Synonym: zabazoque

Further reading

• “almotacén”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10