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Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese anfião or Spanish anfión, from Arabic أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn), from Middle Persian , from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion), from ὀπός (opós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑm.fiˈun/
- Hyphenation: am‧fi‧oen
- Rhymes: -un
Noun
amfioen m or f (uncountable)
- (dated, chiefly Indonesia) opium
- Synonym: opium
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