ámbar

See also: ambar, âmbar, and ämbar

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ambar, from Andalusian Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕánbar).

Cognate with Portuguese âmbar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈambaɾ/ [ˈam.baɾ]
  • Rhymes: -ambaɾ

Noun

ámbar m (plural ámbares)

  1. amber
  2. amber color

References

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕánbar), from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, amber).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈambaɾ/ [ˈãm.baɾ]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ambaɾ
  • Syllabification: ám‧bar

Adjective

ámbar m or f (masculine and feminine plural ámbares)

  1. amber (of a brownish yellow colour, like that of most amber.)

Noun

ámbar m (plural ámbares)

  1. amber
    Synonyms: cárabe, succino

Derived terms

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