acirate

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الصِرَاط‎ (aṣ-ṣiráṭ), from Arabic صِرَاط‎ (ṣirāṭ), from Classical Syriac ܐܣܛܪܛ‎ (ˀesṭrāṭ), from Latin strāta. Doublet of estrada.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /aθiˈɾate/ [a.θiˈɾa.t̪e]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /asiˈɾate/ [a.siˈɾa.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ate
Syllabification: a‧ci‧ra‧te

Noun

acirate m (plural acirates)

(agriculture) ridge (formed by plowed earth)
(landscaping) allee

Further reading

“acirate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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