alfiz

English

Etymology

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

Noun

alfiz

(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)

(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

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