arrais

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلرَّئِيس (ar-raʔīs, “the chief, the captain”),[1][2] from رَأْس (raʔs, “head”), from Proto-Semitic *raʔš- (“head”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ar‧rais

Noun

arrais m (plural arrais or (proscribed) arraises)

  1. (nautical) harbourmaster; skipper
    Synonym: mestre

References

  1. ^ “arrais”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “arrais”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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