hornablenda

Spanish

Alternative forms

• hornblenda

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hornblende, from Horn (“horn”) + Blende, from blenden (“to deceive”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾnaˈblenda/ [oɾ.naˈβ̞lẽn̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -enda
• Syllabification: hor‧na‧blen‧da

Noun

hornablenda f (uncountable)

1. hornblende

Related terms

• blenda

See also

• anfíbol

Further reading

• “hornablenda”, 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