arrais

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic اَلرَّئِيس (ar-raʔīs, “the chief, the captain”), from رَأْس (raʔs, “head”), from Proto-Semitic *raʔš- (“head”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ar‧rais === Noun === arrais m (plural arrais or (proscribed) arraises) (nautical) harbourmaster; skipper Synonym: mestre === References === === Further reading === “arrais”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026