or zaffre
noun
Origin: < Fr zafre or It zaffera, prob. < Ar ṣufr, yellow copper, brass
See zaffer in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also zaf·fre
nounOrigin:
Origin: Italian zaffera
Origin: , from Old French safre
Origin: , perhaps alteration of safir, sapphire; see sapphire
Origin: , or from Arabic ṣufr, yellow copper, brass
Origin: , from ’aṣfar, yellow; see ṣpr2 in Semitic roots
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