jaraíz

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic; compare Portuguese chafariz (“fountain”), Catalan safareig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /xaɾaˈiθ/ [xa.ɾaˈiθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /xaɾaˈis/ [xa.ɾaˈis]
• Rhymes: -iθ
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: ja‧ra‧íz

Noun

jaraíz m (plural jaraíces)

1. Synonym of lagar (“vat in which olives and grapes are pressed”)

Further reading

• “jaraíz”, 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