shofar

== English == === Alternative forms === shophar === Etymology === From the Hebrew שׁוֹפָר (shofár, “shofar”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃəʊ̯fə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃoʊ̯fɚ/, /ˈʃoʊ̯fɑɹ/, /ʃoʊ̯ˈfɑɹ/ (some Ashkenazim) IPA(key): /ˈʃɔɪ̯fɚ/ (German Ashkenazim) IPA(key): /ˈʃaʊ̯fɔʁ/ (some Lithuanian Ashkenazim) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛɪ̯fɚ/, /ˈʃəɪ̯fɚ/ Homophone: chauffeur (some pronunciations of both words) === Noun === shofar (plural shofars or shofroth or shofarot or shofaroth) (countable, Judaism) A ram’s-horn trumpet, used for Jewish ritual purposes. ==== Translations ==== == Ladino == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hebrew שׁוֹפָר (shofár, “shofar”). === Noun === shofar m (Hebrew spelling שופר, plural shofarot) (countable, Judaism) shofar (a ram’s-horn trumpet, used for Jewish ritual purposes) === References === == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃoˈfaɾ/ [ʃoˈfaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: sho‧far === Noun === shofar m (plural shofares) (countable, Judaism) shofar (a ram’s-horn trumpet, used for Jewish ritual purposes)