almojarife
Spanish
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic المشرف (al-mušríf), from Arabic مُشْرِف (mušrif, “supervisor, overseer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /almoxaˈɾife/ [al.mo.xaˈɾi.fe]
- Rhymes: -ife
- Syllabification: al‧mo‧ja‧ri‧fe
Noun
almojarife m (plural almojarifes)
- customs officer; revenue collector
Derived terms
- almojarifazgo
Further reading
- “almojarife”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014