Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic اَلزَّعْفَرَان ‎(az-zaʿfarān, “saffron”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.sɐ.ˈfɾɐ̃w̃/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.sa.ˈfɾɐ̃w̃/
• Hyphenation: a‧ça‧frão