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Spanish
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic الحَوْز (al-ḥáwz), from Arabic حَوْز (ḥawz, literally “possession”), formed as a verbal noun of حَازَ (ḥāza).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /alˈfoθ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /alˈfos/
- Rhymes: -oθ
- Rhymes: -os
- Syllabification: al‧foz
Noun
alfoz m or (obsolete) f (plural alfoces)
- (historical) during the Middle Ages, the rural territory belonging to a corresponding town
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