jaraíz

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

jaraíz m (plural jaraíces)

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

Further reading

“jaraíz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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