azufre

See also: azufré

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin sulphur.

Noun

azufre m (plural azufres)

1. sulfur (element)

Further reading

• “azufre”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “azufre”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈθufɾe/ [aˈθu.fɾe] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /aˈsufɾe/ [aˈsu.fɾe] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ufɾe
• Syllabification: a‧zu‧fre

Etymology 1

Chemical element
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Cristales de azufre.

Inherited from Old Spanish sufre, from Latin sulfur, sulphur, sulphure, from Proto-Indo-European *swelplos, from the root *swel- (“to burn, smoulder”). Compare modern French soufre. The initial a- could have appeared due to a misinterpretation of the expression piedra sufre (literally “sulfur stone”).

Noun

azufre m (uncountable)

1. sulfur

Derived terms

• azufrar
• azufrera
• azufrero
• dióxido de azufre

Related terms

• sulfuro

Etymology 2

Verb

azufre

1. inflection of azufrar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “azufre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025