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

  • 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
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