alférez

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish alférez, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic فَارِس (fāris). === Pronunciation === (Philippines) IPA(key): /ʔɐl.fɛˈɾɛz/ === Noun === alférez (plural alféreces) (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) Rhymes: -eɾeθ (Spain) Rhymes: -eɾes (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: al‧fé‧rez === Noun === alférez m or f by sense (plural alféreces) (military) second lieutenant, subaltern, ensign ==== Descendants ==== → English: alferes → Italian: alfiere→ Albanian: alfier → Tagalog: alperes === Further reading === “alférez”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025