alfoz

== Spanish == === Etymology === From Andalusian Arabic الحَوْز (al-ḥáwz), from Arabic حَوْز (ḥawz, literally “possession”), formed as a verbal noun of حَازَ (ḥāza). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈfoθ/ [alˈfoθ] (Spain) IPA(key): /alˈfos/ [alˈfos] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -oθ (Spain) Rhymes: -os (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: al‧foz === Noun === alfoz m or (obsolete) f (plural alfoces) (historical) during the Middle Ages, the rural territory belonging to a corresponding town === Further reading === “alfoz”, 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