alfac

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الفك (al-fákk), from Arabic فَكّ (fakk, “jaw(bone)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əlˈfak]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [alˈfak]

Noun

alfac m (plural alfacs)

1. a shoal which forms at the mouth of a river

   Tota la colla eixí a cercar ous de tortuga a l’alfac.

   The whole gang went out to look for turtle eggs on the sandbar.

References

• “alfac”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024