alfoz
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Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic الحَوْز (al-ḥáwz), from Arabic حَوْز (ḥawz, literally “possession”), formed as a verbal noun of حَازَ (ḥāza).
Pronunciation
Noun
alfoz m (plural alfoces)
- (historical) during the Middle Ages, the rural territory belonging to a corresponding town
Further reading
- “alfoz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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