arrais

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلرَّئِيس‎ (ar-raʔīs, “the chief, the captain”), from رَأْس‎ (raʔs, “head”), from Proto-Semitic *raʔš- (“head”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʁajs/ [aˈhaɪ̯s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈʁajʃ/ [aˈχaɪ̯ʃ]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʁajʃ/

Hyphenation: ar‧rais

Noun

arrais m (plural arrais or (proscribed) arraises)

(nautical) harbourmaster; skipper
Synonym: mestre

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