arrais

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلرَّئِيس (ar-raʔīs, “the chief, the captain”), from رَأْس (raʔs, “head”), from Proto-Semitic *raʔš- (“head”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʁajs/ [aˈhaɪ̯s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʁajs/ [aˈhaɪ̯s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈʁajʃ/ [aˈχaɪ̯ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʁajʃ/

• Hyphenation: ar‧rais

Noun

arrais m (plural arrais or (proscribed) arraises)

1. (nautical) harbourmaster; skipper

   Synonym: mestre