âmbar

See also: ambar, ámbar, and ämbar

Portuguese

âmbar

Etymology

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

Cognate with Galician ámbar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.bɐʁ/ [ˈɐ̃.bɐh]

• (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

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

Related terms

• alambre
• ambarado
• ambarar
• ambárico
• ambarina
• ambarizar
• ambrear