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Definition 2024

fool's_gold

fool's gold

English

Noun

fool 's gold ‎(uncountable)

A mineral or other substance often mistaken for gold, mainly used for iron pyrite.

Translations

mineral or other substance often mistaken for gold

Chinese:
Mandarin: 愚人金 ‎(yúrén jīn), 假黃金, 假黄金 ‎(jiǎ huángjīn)
Czech: kočičí zlato n
Danish: narreguld n
Finnish: kissankulta, katinkulta
German: Katzengold (de) n, Narrengold n

Greek: σιδηροπυρίτης (el) m ‎(sidiropyrítis), χαλκοπυρίτης m ‎(chalkopyrítis)
Hungarian: bolondok aranya
Icelandic: glópagull n
Portuguese: ouro dos tolos m
Swedish: kattguld n