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)

1. 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