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

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