alfac
Catalan
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic الفك (alfákk), from Arabic فك (fakk, “jaw(bone)”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /əlˈfak/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /alˈfak/
Noun
alfac m (plural alfacs)
- A shoal which forms at the mouth of a river.
- Tota la colla eixí a cercar ous de tortuga a l’alfac. ― The whole gang went out to look for turtle eggs on the sandbar.
References
- “alfac”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023