alambique

See also: alambiqué

French

Pronunciation

Verb

alambique

  1. inflection of alambiquer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Verb

alambique

  1. inflection of alambicar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.lɐ̃ˈbi.ki/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.lɐ̃ˈbi.ke/

  • Hyphenation: a‧lam‧bi‧que

Etymology 1

From Arabic الإِنْبِيق (al-ʔinbīq, still), from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ (ámbix, cup, cap of a still). Compare English alembic, French alambic, Spanish alambique.

alambique

Noun

alambique m (plural alambiques)

  1. alembic (chemical apparatus used to purify substances by distillation)
  2. still (device for distilling liquids)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

alambique

  1. inflection of alambicar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alamˈbike/ [a.lãmˈbi.ke]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ike
  • Syllabification: a‧lam‧bi‧que

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic الإِنْبِيق (al-ʔinbīq, still), from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ (ámbix, cup, cap of a still).

Noun

alambique m (plural alambiques)

  1. still (device for distilling liquids)
    Synonyms: alquitara, destilador
  2. alembic
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

alambique

  1. inflection of alambicar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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