marfilo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish marfil (“ivory”), from Old Spanish almalfil, from Arabic عَظْم اَلْفِيل‎ (ʕaẓm al-fīl, “elephant-bone”), from عَظْم‎ (ʕaẓm, “bone”) + فِيل‎ (fīl, “elephant”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /marˈfi.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ilo
  • Hyphenation: mar‧fì‧lo

Noun

marfilo m (plural marfili)

  1. elephant tusk

See also

Further reading
  • marfilo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • marfilo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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