marfim

Portuguese

Etymology

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

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maʁˈfĩ/ [mahˈfĩ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maʁˈfĩ/ [mahˈfĩ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /maɾˈfĩ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /maʁˈfĩ/ [maχˈfĩ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maɻˈfĩ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐɾˈfĩ/

• Rhymes: -ĩ
• Hyphenation: mar‧fim

Noun

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

• Costa do Marfim
• deixar correr o marfim
• marfim-vegetal
• negro de marfim
• pau-marfim

 

Adjective

marfim m or f (plural marfins)

1. ivory

   Synonym: ebóreo