alfaque

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic حَاجِز‎ (ḥājiz).

Noun

alfaque m (plural alfaques)

a sandbank, a shoal
a reef

Synonyms

(sandbank, shoal): vau, vado, baixo, baixio, esparcel, restinga, sirte
(reef): recife, arrecife, abrolhos, escolhos

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic حَاجِز‎ (ḥājiz).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈfake/

Noun

alfaque m (plural alfaques)

sandbank

Further reading

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

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