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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin marchasita, from Arabic مَرْقَشِيتَا (marqašītā), while the form margajita is directly from Arabic مَرْقَشِيتَا (marqašītā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɾkaˈsita/
- Rhymes: -ita
- Syllabification: mar‧ca‧si‧ta
Noun
marcasita f (plural marcasitas)
- (mineralogy) marcasite
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