alcanfor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الكافور (al-kafúr), from Arabic كَافُور (kāfūr), ultimately of Austronesian origin; compare Malay kapur.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alkanˈfoɾ/ [al.kãɱˈfoɾ]
Audio (Venezuela): (file)
Rhymes: -oɾ
Syllabification: al‧can‧for

Noun

alcanfor m (plural alcanfores)

camphor

Derived terms

alcanforar

Descendants

→ Tagalog: alkampor

Further reading

“alcanfor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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