califfo

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin calipha, from Arabic خَلِيفَة‎ (ḵalīfa, “caliph”, literally “successor, substitute”), from the triliteral root خ ل ف‎ (ḵ-l-f).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈlif.fo/
  • Rhymes: -iffo
  • Hyphenation: ca‧lìf‧fo

Noun

califfo m (plural califfi)

  1. caliph

Derived terms
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