Masculin

fósforo

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (masculine) match (device to make fire)
  2. (masculine, uncountable) phosphorus
  3. (masculine) an atom of phosphorus

Concepts

lucifer

bois d’allumettes

allumette congrève

allumette à friction

Synonymes

palito de fósforo

Fosforo

Fréquence

C2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈfɔs.fo.ɾu/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “torchbearer, light bearer”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “to carry, to bear, to bring”).

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