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)
- ivory (material)
Derived terms
- Costa do Marfim