tahúr

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See also: tahur

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Spanish tafur, from Arabic تَكْفُور (takfūr, Armenian king), from Middle Armenian թագւոր (tʿagwor, king), from Old Armenian թագաւոր (tʿagawor, king), from Parthian *tag(a)-bar (king, literally crown bearing). The first part goes back to Proto-Indo-European *teg-, the second part goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-. Cognate with Galician tafur, Portuguese taful and Turkish tekfur.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /taˈuɾ/ [t̪aˈuɾ]
  • Rhymes: -uɾ
  • Syllabification: ta‧húr

Noun[edit]

tahúr m (plural tahúres)

  1. gambler
  2. cardshark

Further reading[edit]