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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عَظْم اَلْفِيل (ʕaẓm al-fīl, “elephant-bone”), from عَظْم (ʕaẓm, “bone”) + فِيل (fīl, “elephant”).
Pronunciation
Noun
marfil m (plural marfils)
- ivory
- Synonyms: ivori, vori
Further reading
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɾˈfil/
- Rhymes: -il
- Hyphenation: mar‧fil
Noun
marfil m (plural marfiles)
- ivory
- Synonym: almafí
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish almalfil, from Arabic عَظْم اَلْفِيل (ʕaẓm al-fīl, “elephant-bone”), from عَظْم (ʕaẓm, “bone”) + فِيل (fīl, “elephant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɾˈfil/
- Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: mar‧fil
Noun
marfil m (plural marfiles)
- ivory
Derived terms
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