criselefantina
Portuguese, noun/kɾi.ze.le.fɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/
criselefantina is spelled C-R-I-S-E-L-E-F-A-N-T-I-N-A (14 letters). Criselefantina is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “A work of art made of or decorated with gold and ivory, especially in the sculpture of Ancient Greece, or, in 19th-century Art Nouveau…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of criselefantino.
What does criselefantina mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineA work of art made of or decorated with gold and ivory, especially in the sculpture of Ancient Greece, or, in 19th-century Art Nouveau, combining ivory with other materials such as bronze or onyx.
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of criselefantino
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of criselefantina
- criselefantinas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce criselefantina?
- Brazil /kɾi.ze.le.fɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/
- Portugal /kɾi.zɨ.lɨ.fɐ̃ˈti.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.