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marfil

marfil

Catalan

Noun

marfil m (plural marfils)

  1. ivory

Synonyms


Spanish

Etymology

Old Spanish almalfil, from Arabic عَظْم اَلْفِيل (ʿaẓm al-fīl, elephant-bone), from عَظْم (ʿaẓm, bone) + فِيل (fīl, elephant).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɾˈfil/

Noun

marfil m (plural marfiles)

  1. ivory

Derived terms