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Portuguese
Etymology
From Arabic الحَاجِز (al-ḥājiz).
Pronunciation
Noun
alfaque m (plural alfaques)
- a sandbank, a shoal
- Synonyms: vau, vado, baixo, baixio, esparcel, restinga, sirte
- a reef
- Synonyms: recife, arrecife, abrolhos, escolhos
Spanish
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic الحَاجِز (al-ḥājiz).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈfake/
- Rhymes: -ake
- Syllabification: al‧fa‧que
Noun
alfaque m (plural alfaques)
- sandbank
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