xofar

Catalan

Xofar

Etymology

From the Hebrew שׁוֹפָר (shofár, “shofar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ʃuˈfar]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ʃoˈfar]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) unknown
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [t͡ʃoˈfar]

Noun

xofar m (plural xofars)

1. shofar (ram's horn trumpet used in Jewish rituals)

Further reading

• “xofar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007