almirez

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic المِهْرَاس (al-mihrās).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /almiˈɾeθ/ [al.miˈɾeθ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /almiˈɾes/ [al.miˈɾes]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -eθ
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -es
  • Syllabification: al‧mi‧rez

Noun[edit]

almirez m (plural almireces)

  1. large mortar (as in, mortar and pestle)
    • 1887, Benito Pérez Galdós, Fortunata y Jacinta:
      Papitos cogió la mano del almirez, haciendo el ademán de machacar al señorito la cabeza.
      Papitos grabbed the handle of the pestle, pretending to crush the young man's head.

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