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azufre

azufre

See also: azufré

Asturian

Noun

azufre m (plural azufres)

  1. sulfur (element)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /aˈθufɾe/
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /aˈsufɾe/
Chemical element
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Etymology 1

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

Noun

azufre m (uncountable)

  1. sulfur
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

Verb

azufre

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of azufrar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of azufrar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of azufrar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of azufrar.