aljófar

See also: aljofar and aljôfar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَوْهَر (jawhar), via Andalusian Arabic, from Persian گوهر (gowhar, “pearl”). Compare Malay Johor, Malaysian state.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈxofaɾ/ [alˈxo.faɾ]
• Rhymes: -ofaɾ
• Syllabification: al‧jó‧far

Noun

aljófar m (plural aljófares)

1. seed pearl

Further reading

• “aljófar”, 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