aljôfar

See also: aljofar and aljófar

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aljoufar, from Arabic الجَوْهَر (al-jawhar, “jewel, pearl”), from Persian گوهر (gowhar, “jewel, pearl”), from Middle Persian gwhl (gōhr, “substance, essence; jewel”), from Old Persian *gauθra, *gavaθra, from Proto-Indo-European. Cognate with Galician alxofre and Spanish aljófar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈʒo.fɐʁ/ [aʊ̯ˈʒo.fɐh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈʒo.fɐʁ/ [aʊ̯ˈʒo.fɐh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /awˈʒo.fɐɾ/ [aʊ̯ˈʒo.fɐɾ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /awˈʒo.fɐʁ/ [aʊ̯ˈʒo.fɐχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈʒo.faɻ/ [aʊ̯ˈʒo.faɻ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈʒo.faɾ/ [aɫˈʒo.faɾ]

• Hyphenation: al‧jô‧far

Noun

aljôfar m (plural aljôfares)

1. seed pearl
2. drop of water, dew
3. tear