almojarife

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُشْرِف (mušrif, “supervisor, overseer”), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /almoxaˈɾife/ [al.mo.xaˈɾi.fe]
  • Rhymes: -ife
  • Syllabification: al‧mo‧ja‧ri‧fe

Noun

almojarife m (plural almojarifes)

  1. customs officer; revenue collector

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