azogue

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English

Etymology

From Spanish azogue.

Noun

azogue (countable and uncountable, plural azogues)

  1. (mining) silver ores suitable for treatment by amalgamation with mercury.

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish azogue.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈsoɡe/,
  • Hyphenation: a‧zo‧gue

Noun

azogue

  1. (Zamboangueño) lead

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aˈθoɡe/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aˈsoɡe/
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  • Rhymes: -oɡe
  • Syllabification: a‧zo‧gue

Etymology 1

From Andalusian Arabic الزَّوْق (az-zawq, the quicksilver), from Arabic زَاؤُوق (zāʔūq, quicksilver).

Noun

azogue m (uncountable)

  1. mercury, quicksilver
    Synonym: mercurio
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Chavacano: azogue
  • English: azogue
  • Tagalog: asoge

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

azogue

  1. inflection of azogar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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