alcatraz

Probably from Arabic الْغَطَّاس‎ (al-ḡaṭṭās, “the diver”). Not derived from modern Arabic الْقَطْرَس‎ (al-qaṭras, “the albatross”), which is instead perhaps borrowed from Spanish.

alcatraz m (plural alcatrazes)

1. any of several species of seabird
   1. gannet (seabird of the genus Morus)
   2. pelican (seabird of the family Pelecanidae)
   3. albatross (seabird of the family Diomedeidae)
2. bonesetter (one who realigns broken or disjointed bones)

• (pelican): pelicano
• (albatross): albatroz

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /alkaˈtɾaθ/, [alkaˈt̪ɾaθ]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /alkaˈtɾas/, [alkaˈt̪ɾas]

From Arabic الْغَطَّاس‎ (al-ḡaṭṭās, “the diver”).

alcatraz m (plural alcatraces)

1. gannet (bird)

• → Arabic: قَطْرَس‎ (qaṭras, “albatross”)

From Arabic الْقِرْطَاس‎ (al-qirṭās, “the papyrus”).

•  alcartaz

alcatraz m (plural alcatraces)

1. roll of paper, paper cone, cornet
2. arum (Arum spp.)
3. lily
4. (Mexico) calla lily

• “alcatraz” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.