âmbar

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See also: ambar, ámbar, and ämbar

Portuguese[edit]

âmbar

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “ambergris”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(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/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.baɾ/

Hyphenation: âm‧bar

Noun[edit]

âmbar m (plural âmbares)

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

Adjective[edit]

âmbar m or f (plural âmbares)

amber-coloured
Synonym: ambarado

Related terms[edit]

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