tafur

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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)

  1. 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 singularm (oblique plural tafurs, nominative singular tafurs, nominative plural tafur)

  1. Saracen
  2. rascal
  3. beggar

References

Old Galician-Portuguese

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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

  1. gambler

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Descendants

  • Galician: tafur
  • Portuguese: taful