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chafariz.

fountain (artificial water feature, often ornamental)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃa.faˈɾis/Brazil/ʃa.faˈɾiʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro/ʃɐ.fɐˈɾiʃ/Portugal/t͡ʃɐ.fɐˈɾiʃ/Northern, Portugal
  1. fountain (artificial water feature, often ornamental)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Arabic صِهْرِيج (ṣihrīj), from Middle Persian. Compare Galician chafariz, Spanish jaraíz (“vat”) and Catalan safareig (“artificial water deposit”).

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