marfim

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐɾˈfĩ/
  • Hyphenation: mar‧fim

Noun

marfim m (plural marfins)

  1. ivory (material)

Derived terms
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