chafariz

Portuguese

chafariz

Etymology

From Arabic صِهْرِيج‎ (ṣihrīj), from Middle Persian. Compare Galician chafariz, Spanish jaraíz and Catalan safareig.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃa.fa.ˈɾis/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃɐ.fɐ.ˈɾiʃ/
  • Hyphenation: cha‧fa‧riz

Noun

chafariz m (plural chafarizes)

  1. fountain (artificial water feature)

Synonyms

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