azufre

See also: azufré

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin sulphur.

Noun

azufre m (plural azufres)

  1. sulfur (element)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aˈθufɾe/ [aˈθu.fɾe]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /aˈsufɾe/ [aˈsu.fɾe]
  • Rhymes: -ufɾe
  • Syllabification: a‧zu‧fre

Etymology 1

Chemical element
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Inherited from Old Spanish sufre, from Latin sulfur, sulphur, sulphure, from Proto-Indo-European *swelplos, from the root *swel- (to burn, smoulder).

Noun

azufre m (uncountable)

  1. sulfur
Derived terms
See also

Verb

azufre

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

Further reading

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