marfim

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: mar‧fim

Noun

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marfim m (plural marfins)

  1. ivory (material, color)
  2. tusk (pair of teeth that extend outside the mouth of some animals)
    Synonym: presa

Derived terms

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Adjective

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marfim m or f (plural marfins)

  1. ivory
    Synonym: ebóreo