alfoz

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): /alˈfoθ/ [alˈfoθ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /alˈfos/ [alˈfos] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -oθ (Spain)
• Rhymes: -os (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: al‧foz

Noun

alfoz m or (obsolete) f (plural alfoces)

1. (historical) during the Middle Ages, the rural territory belonging to a corresponding town

Further reading

• “alfoz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024