alxofre

== Galician == === Alternative forms === alxófar aljofre, aljôfar (reintegrationist) === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese aljofre, from Arabic الجَوْهَر (al-jawhar, “jewel, pearl”), from Persian گوهر (gowhar, “jewel, pearl”). Cognate with Portuguese aljôfar and Spanish aljófar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈʃɔfɾe/ [ɑlʲˈʃɔ.fɾɪ], /alˈʃofɾe/ [ɑlʲˈʃo.fɾɪ] Rhymes: -ɔfɾe, -ofɾe Hyphenation: al‧xo‧fre === Noun === alxofre m (plural alxofres) seed pearl (archaic, uncountable) pearls drop of water === References === “alxofre”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “aljofre”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “aljofre” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016. Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alxofre”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “alxofre”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega