chafariz
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Galician
Etymology
Attested from the 15th century (as xafariz), from Arabic صِهْرِيج (ṣihrīj), from Middle Persian. Compare Portuguese chafariz, Spanish jaraíz (“vat”) and Catalan safareig (“water deposit”).
Pronunciation
Noun
chafariz m (plural chafarices)
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “xafari”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xafariz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chafariz”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chafariz”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Arabic صِهْرِيج (ṣihrīj), from Middle Persian. Compare Galician chafariz, Spanish jaraíz (“vat”) and Catalan safareig (“artificial water deposit”).
Pronunciation
Noun
chafariz m (plural chafarizes)
- fountain (artificial water feature, often ornamental)
- Synonyms: fontanário, fonte
Further reading
- “chafariz”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “chafariz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025