alcatraz

See also: Alcatraz

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic الْغَطَّاس (al-ḡaṭṭās, “the diver”). Not derived from modern Arabic الْقَطْرَس (al-qaṭras, “the albatross”), which is instead perhaps borrowed from Spanish.

Noun

alcatraz m (plural alcatrazes)

1. any of several species of seabird
   1. gannet (seabird of the genus Morus)
   2. pelican (seabird of the family Pelecanidae)
   3. albatross (seabird of the family Diomedeidae)
2. bonesetter (one who realigns broken or disjointed bones)

Synonyms

• (pelican): pelicano
• (albatross): albatroz

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /alkaˈtɾaθ/ [al.kaˈt̪ɾaθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /alkaˈtɾas/ [al.kaˈt̪ɾas]

Etymology 1

From Arabic الْغَطَّاس (al-ḡaṭṭās, “the diver”).

Noun

alcatraz m (plural alcatraces)

1. gannet (bird)

Descendants

• → Arabic: قَطْرَس (qaṭras, “albatross”)

Etymology 2

From Arabic الْقِرْطَاس (al-qirṭās, “the papyrus”).

Alternative forms

•  alcartaz

Noun

alcatraz m (plural alcatraces)

1. roll of paper, paper cone, cornet
2. arum (Arum spp.)
3. lily
4. (Mexico) calla lily

Further reading

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