alfiz

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alfiz, from Andalusian Arabic [Term?], from Arabic حَيِّز (ḥayyiz).

Noun

alfiz

1. (architecture) In Mozarabic architecture, moulding which encloses the outward side of an arch.

Translations

moulding around an arch

• Catalan: arrabà (ca) m
• Spanish: alfiz (es) m

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic [Term?], from Arabic الحَيِّز (al-ḥayyiz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /alˈfiθ/ [alˈfiθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /alˈfis/ [alˈfis]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -iθ
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: al‧fiz

Noun

alfiz m (plural alfices)

1. (architecture) alfiz

Related terms

• alféizar

 

Descendants

• → English: alfiz

Further reading

• “alfiz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• alfiz on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es