arráez
Spanish
Alternative forms
- arrayaz
- arraz
Etymology
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الرَّائِس (ar-ráyeç), from Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈraeθ/ [aˈra.eθ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /aˈraes/ [aˈra.es] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aeθ (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- Rhymes: -aes (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: a‧rrá‧ez
Noun
arráez m (plural arraeces)
Further reading
- “arráez”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025