"alfac" meaning in Catalan

See alfac in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [əlˈfak] [Balearic, Central], [alˈfak] [Valencia] Forms: alfacs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الفك (al-fákk), from Arabic فَكّ (fakk, “jaw(bone)”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ca|xaa|الفك|tr=al-fákk}} Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الفك (al-fákk), {{der|ca|ar|فَكّ||jaw(bone)}} Arabic فَكّ (fakk, “jaw(bone)”) Head templates: {{ca-noun|m}} alfac m (plural alfacs)
  1. a shoal which forms at the mouth of a river Tags: masculine Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-alfac-ca-noun-tFmYR58x Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header

Download JSONL data for alfac meaning in Catalan (1.5kB)

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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الفك (al-fákk), from Arabic فَكّ (fakk, “jaw(bone)”).",
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    {
      "form": "alfacs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Catalan entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "ca",
          "name": "Landforms",
          "orig": "ca:Landforms",
          "parents": [
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            "Places",
            "Nature",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "The whole gang went out to look for turtle eggs on the sandbar.",
          "text": "Tota la colla eixí a cercar ous de tortuga a l’alfac.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "a shoal which forms at the mouth of a river"
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[əlˈfak]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[alˈfak]",
      "tags": [
        "Valencia"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    },
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        "plural"
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    }
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        "1": "m"
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        "Catalan entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Catalan masculine nouns",
        "Catalan nouns",
        "Catalan nouns with red links in their headword lines",
        "Catalan terms borrowed from Andalusian Arabic",
        "Catalan terms derived from Andalusian Arabic",
        "Catalan terms derived from Arabic",
        "Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Catalan terms with usage examples",
        "ca:Landforms"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "The whole gang went out to look for turtle eggs on the sandbar.",
          "text": "Tota la colla eixí a cercar ous de tortuga a l’alfac.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "a shoal which forms at the mouth of a river"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[əlˈfak]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[alˈfak]",
      "tags": [
        "Valencia"
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    }
  ],
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