alférez

See also: alferez, Alférez, and Alferez

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alférez, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic فَارِس (fāris).

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ʔɐl.fɛˈɾɛz/

Noun

alférez (plural alféreces)

1. (military) In some Spanish-speaking countries, a junior-ranking officer in the military.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَارِس (fāris), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈfeɾeθ/ [alˈfe.ɾeθ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /alˈfeɾes/ [alˈfe.ɾes] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -eɾeθ (Spain)
• Rhymes: -eɾes (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: al‧fé‧rez

Noun

alférez m or f by sense (plural alféreces)

1. (military) second lieutenant, subaltern, ensign

Descendants

• → English: alferes
• → Italian: alfiere
• → Tagalog: alperes

Further reading

• “alférez”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024