zabazoque

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَاحِبُ السُّوق (ṣāḥibu as-sūq, literally chief of the market), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θabaˈθoke/ [θa.β̞aˈθo.ke] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /sabaˈsoke/ [sa.β̞aˈso.ke] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -oke
  • Syllabification: za‧ba‧zo‧que

Noun

zabazoque m (plural zabazoques)

  1. synonym of almotacén

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