Etymology

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

Cognate with Galician tafur, Portuguese taful and Turkish tekfur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈuɾ/