acirate

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الصِرَاط (aṣ-ṣiráṭ), from Arabic صِرَاط (ṣirāṭ), from Classical Syriac ܐܣܛܪܛ (ˀesṭrāṭ), from Latin strāta. Doublet of estrada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aθiˈɾate/ [a.θiˈɾa.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /asiˈɾate/ [a.siˈɾa.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ate
• Syllabification: a‧ci‧ra‧te

Noun

acirate m (plural acirates)

1. (agriculture) ridge (formed by plowed earth)
2. (landscaping) allee

Further reading

• “acirate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28