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rais.

captain (of a ship)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/raˈis//ˈra.is/
  1. captain (of a ship)

    historical · invariable · masculine
  2. a leader or head of state in an Arab society; reis

    invariable · masculine
  3. a person in charge (chiefly male); boss, leader, supervisor

    broadly · colloquial · invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs, “leader, chief, head”), from Proto-Semitic *raʾš- (“head”).

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