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Portuguese
Etymology
Arabic الرَصِيف (ar-raṣīf, “the platform”).
Pronunciation
Noun
arrecife m (plural arrecifes)
- reef
- Synonyms: recife, (Portugal) restinga
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish , from Andalusian Arabic الرَّصِيف (ar-raṣíf), from Arabic رَصِيف (raṣīf, “platform”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /areˈθife/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /areˈsife/
- Rhymes: -ife
- Syllabification: a‧rre‧ci‧fe
Noun
arrecife m (plural arrecifes)
- reef
- Synonym: escollo
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