azófar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الصُفْر (aṣ-ṣufr, “brass”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˈθofaɾ/ [aˈθo.faɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aˈsofaɾ/ [aˈso.faɾ]
• Rhymes: -ofaɾ
• Syllabification: a‧zó‧far

Noun

azófar m (plural azófares)

1. brass

   Synonym: latón

Further reading

• “azófar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28