cuarzo

Galician

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈkwaɾθo/ [ˈkwaɾ.θʊ]
IPA^(key): (seseo) /ˈkwaɾso/ [ˈkwaɾ.sʊ]

Rhymes: -aɾθo
Rhymes: -aɾso

Noun

cuarzo m (plural cuarzos)

quartz
Synonyms: seixo, souxo

Further reading

“cuarzo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Quarz, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *tvьrdъ (“hard”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkwaɾθo/ [ˈkwaɾ.θo] (Spain)
IPA^(key): /ˈkwaɾso/ [ˈkwaɾ.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -aɾθo (Spain)
Rhymes: -aɾso (Latin America, Philippines)
Syllabification: cuar‧zo

Noun

cuarzo m (plural cuarzos)

quartz (mineral)

Derived terms

See also

cuarzo on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Further reading

“cuarzo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024