aljôfar
See also: aljofar and aljófar
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese aljoufar, from Arabic الجَوْهَر (al-jawhar, “jewel, pearl”), from Persian گوهر (gowhar, “jewel, pearl”), from Middle Persian gwhl (gōhr, “substance, essence; jewel”), from Old Persian *gauθra, *gavaθra, from Proto-Indo-European. Cognate with Galician alxofre and Spanish aljófar.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /aɫ.ˈʒo.faɾ/
- Hyphenation: al‧jô‧far
Noun
aljôfar m (plural aljôfares)
- seed pearl
- drop of water, dew
- tear