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noun, masculine

alfoz

/alˈfoθ/

noun, masculine/alˈfoθ/plural: alfoces

during the Middle Ages, the rural territory belonging to a corresponding town

From Andalusian Arabic الحَوْز (al-ḥáwz), from Arabic حَوْز (ḥawz, literally “possession”), formed as a verbal noun of حَازَ (ḥāza).