marfil

Catalan

Etymology

From Arabic عَظْم اَلْفِيل (ʿaẓm al-fīl, elephant-bone), from عَظْم (ʿaẓm, bone) + فِيل (fīl, elephant).

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /məɾˈfil/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /mərˈfil/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /maɾˈfil/

Noun

marfil m (plural marfils)

  1. ivory

Synonyms


Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish almalfil, from Arabic عَظْم اَلْفِيل (ʿaẓm al-fīl, elephant-bone), from عَظْم (ʿaẓm, bone) + فِيل (fīl, elephant).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /marˈfil/

Noun

marfil m (plural marfiles)

  1. ivory

Derived terms

  • Costa de Marfil (República de Costa de Marfil)
  • laguna de Marfil
  • torre de marfil

Further reading

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