mármore

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See also: marmore and Marmore

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese marmor (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin marmor, marmore, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros, marble).

Pronunciation

Noun

mármore m (plural mármores)

  1. marble (material)
    • 1350, Kelvin M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 291:
      os troyanos tynam sua villa moy bem gardada, et dizervos ey cõmo elles tynã a villa moy forte: os muros dela erã moy fortes et moyto altos et nõ de tapea, ante eram de marmore jalde et negro et vermello et vis
      the Trojans had their town very well defended, and I'll tell you how they had their town so strong: their walls very strong and very tall, and made not of clay, but of yellow and black and red and brown marble

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Portuguese

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Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese marmor, from Vulgar Latin *marmŏrem, from Latin marmor n, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros, marble).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: már‧mo‧re

Noun

mármore m (plural mármores)

  1. marble (crystalline limestone)
  2. marble sculpture

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