alefriz

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الإِفْرِيز (al-ʔifríz), from Arabic إِفْرِيز (ʔifrīz), apocope of Classical Syriac ܦܪܝܙܘܡܐ (pərīzōmāʾ), from Ancient Greek περίζωμα (perízōma, “girdle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

alefriz m (plural alefrices)

  1. (nautical) mortise, rabbet (on the keel or stem)

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