fósforo

Meaning

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

Concepts

phosphorus

match

matches

lucifer

friction match

P

atomic number 15

lighting stick

light

Congreve match

lighter

matchstick

p

Synonyms

palito de fósforo

p

Fosforo

Translations

fósforo

phosphore

fosforo

Phosphor

fosfor

allumette

fiammifero

lucifer

fosfor

Streichholz

fòsfor

cerilla

φωσφόρος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɔs.fo.ɾu/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: phōsphorus

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”).