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Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic تَكْفُور (takfūr, “Armenian king”), from Middle Armenian թագւոր (tʻagwor, “king”), from Old Armenian թագաւոր (tʻagawor, “king”), from Parthian *tag(a)-bar (“king”, literally “crown bearing”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tafur m (plural tafurs, feminine tafura)
- a gambler, especially one who gambles professionally
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Old French
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Perhaps related to Arabic طفران, tafraan, meaning pauper, have-not.
Noun
tafur oblique singular, m (oblique plural tafurs, nominative singular tafurs, nominative plural tafur)
- Saracen
- rascal
- beggar
References
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
From Arabic تَكْفُور (takfūr, “Armenian king”), from Middle Armenian թագւոր (tʻagwor, “king”), from Old Armenian թագաւոր (tʻagawor, “king”), from Parthian *tag(a)-bar (“king”, literally “crown bearing”).
Cognate with Old Spanish tafur (Modern tahúr).
Pronunciation
Noun
tafur m
- gambler
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