âmbar
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “ambergris”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: âm‧bar
Noun edit
âmbar m (plural âmbares)
- amber (fossilised resin)
- Synonym: alambre
- (uncountable) amber (brownish yellow colour)
- (obsolete) ambergris
- Synonyms: âmbar cinza, âmbar de baleia, âmbar gris, âmbar pardo
Adjective edit
âmbar m or f (plural âmbares)