Old Portuguese

Noun

taful m

1. Alternative form of tafur

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese taful, tafur, from Arabic تَكْفُور ‎(takfūr, “Armenian king”), from Middle Armenian թագւոր ‎(tʿagwor, “king”), from Old Armenian թագաւոր ‎(tʿagawor, “king”), from Parthian.

Cognate with Galician tafur, Spanish tahúr, Catalan tafur and Turkish tekfur.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ.ˈfuɫ/
• Hyphenation: ta‧ful

Adjective

taful ‎(plural tafuis, comparable)

1. dandyish

Noun

taful m f (plural tafuis)

1. dandy
2. gambler