marfim

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marfim

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese almafi, from Arabic عَظْم اَلْفِيل (ʕaẓm al-fīl, “elephant-bone”), from عَظْم (ʕaẓm, “bone”) + فِيل (fīl, “elephant”). Compare Galician, Spanish, and Catalan marfil.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /maʁˈfĩ/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /maɾˈfĩ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /maʁˈfĩ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maɻˈfĩ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐɾˈfĩ/

Rhymes: -ĩ
Hyphenation: mar‧fim

Noun

marfim m (plural marfins)

ivory (material, color)
tusk (pair of teeth that extend outside the mouth of some animals)
Synonym: presa

Derived terms

Adjective

marfim m or f (plural marfins)

ivory
Synonym: ebóreo

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