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
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈʁajs/ [aˈhaɪ̯s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aˈʁajʃ/ [aˈχaɪ̯ʃ]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈʁajʃ/
- Hyphenation: ar‧rais
Noun
arrais m (plural arrais or (proscribed) arraises)
- (nautical) harbourmaster; skipper
- Synonym: mestre
References
- “arrais” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “arrais” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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