Masculine

fósforo

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En general   suelen   ser   ricos   en   metales   alcalinos estroncio titanio fósforo   y   bario .

In general, they are usually rich in alkali metals, strontium, titanium, phosphorus and barium.

Meaning

  1. (masculine) phosphorus
  2. (masculine) match, matchstick

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
fós‧fo‧ro
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfosfoɾo/
Etymology

In summary

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

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