amfioen

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese anfião or Spanish anfión, from Arabic أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn), from Middle Persian [Term?], from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion), from ὀπός (opós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑm.fiˈun/

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• Hyphenation: am‧fi‧oen
• Rhymes: -un

Noun

amfioen m or f (uncountable)

1. (dated, chiefly Indonesia) opium

   Synonym: opium

Derived terms

• amfioenschuiver