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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French amphibole, from Latin amphibolus (“ambiguous”), from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβολος (amphíbolos, “put round, encompassing”), from ἀμφί (amphí, “around, on both sides”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anˈfibol/
- Rhymes: -ibol
- Syllabification: an‧fí‧bol
Noun
anfíbol m (plural anfíboles)
- (mineralogy) amphibole
Derived terms