Polyglot Dictionary

marfil

/maɾˈfil/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
marfiles

Meaning

  1. ivory

    • El collar es de marfil.

      The necklace is ivory.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Elfenbein

Elfenbein is the German word for the same thing — both mean "ivory."

French

ivoire

ivoire is the French word for the same thing — both mean "ivory."

Practice

1 What does marfil mean?

2 Fill the gap: El collar es de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches marfil?

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