azud

Spanish

Alternative forms

• azuda f

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic السُّدّ (as-sudd, “dam, obstruction”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˈθud/ [aˈθuð̞]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aˈsud/ [aˈsuð̞]
• Rhymes: -ud
• Syllabification: a‧zud

Noun

azud m (plural azudes)

1. waterwheel
2. dam

Further reading

• “azud”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10