marfilo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish marfil (“ivory”), from Old Spanish almalfil, from Arabic عَظْم اَلْفِيل (ʕaẓm al-fīl, “elephant-bone”), from عَظْم (ʕaẓm, “bone”) + فِيل (fīl, “elephant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /marˈfi.lo/
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Hyphenation: mar‧fì‧lo

Noun

marfilo m (plural marfili)

1. elephant tusk

See also

• elefante
• zanna

Further reading

• marfilo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• marfilo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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