fósforo

From Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “torchbearer, light bearer”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “I carry, bear, bring”).

fósforo m (uncountable)

1. phosphorus
2. match

   Synonyms: misto, lumieira

Chemical element
P
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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”).

• Hyphenation: fós‧fo‧ro

fósforo m (plural fósforos)

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

Chemical element
P
Previous: silicio (Si)
Next: azufre (S)

From Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “torchbearer, light bearer”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “to carry, bear, bring”). Compare Sicilian pòspuru.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfosfoɾo/ [ˈfos.fo.ɾo]

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• Rhymes: -osfoɾo
• Syllabification: fós‧fo‧ro

fósforo m (plural fósforos)

1. phosphorus
2. match, matchstick

   Synonyms: cerilla, (Mexico) cerillo, (regional, Spain) misto, (regional, Spain) mixto

• “fósforo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014