glifo

== Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French glyphe, from Ancient Greek γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carving”), from γλύφω (glúphō, “I carve, engrave”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡli.fo/ Rhymes: -ifo Hyphenation: glì‧fo === Noun === glifo m (plural glifi) (architecture) an ornament consisting of a hollow a figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea; glyph one of various figures used in Mayan writing; glyph in esoteric texts, a sign representing alchemical concepts, letters of secret alphabets, or astrological symbols ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === Fogli, fogli, golfi == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French glyphe, from Ancient Greek γλυφή (gluphḗ). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ifu Hyphenation: gli‧fo === Noun === glifo m (plural glifos) glyph (carved relief representing a sound, word or idea) === References === === Further reading === “glifo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French glyphe, from Ancient Greek γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carving”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡlifo/ [ˈɡli.fo] Rhymes: -ifo Syllabification: gli‧fo === Noun === glifo m (plural glifos) glyph ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “glifo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025