âmbar

See also: ambar, ámbar, and ämbar

Galician

Noun

âmbar m (plural âmbares, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of ámbar

References

  • “âmbar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Cognate with Galician ámbar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.bɐʁ/ [ˈɐ̃.bɐh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.bɐɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.bɐʁ/ [ˈɐ̃.bɐχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.baɻ/

  • Hyphenation: âm‧bar

Noun

âmbar m (plural âmbares)

  1. amber (fossilised resin)
    Synonym: alambre
  2. (uncountable) amber (brownish yellow colour)
  3. (obsolete) ambergris
    Synonyms: âmbar cinza, âmbar de baleia, âmbar gris, âmbar pardo

Adjective

âmbar m or f (plural âmbares)

  1. amber-coloured
    Synonym: ambarado

Further reading

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