alcanfor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَافُور (kāfūr, “camphor”), via Andalusian Arabic, ultimately of Austronesian origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alkanˈfoɾ/ [al.kãɱˈfoɾ]

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• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: al‧can‧for

Noun

alcanfor m (plural alcanfores)

1. camphor

Derived terms

• alcanforar

Descendants

• → Tagalog: alkampor

Further reading

• “alcanfor”, 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