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English
Noun
pirita (uncountable)
- The rainforest vine Ripogonum scandens.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pȳritēs, from Ancient Greek πυρίτης λίθος (purítēs líthos, “stone of fire, flint”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pirita f (plural pirites)
- pyrite
Derived terms
Further reading
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈɾita/
- Rhymes: -ita
- Hyphenation: pi‧ri‧ta
Noun
pirita f (plural piritas)
- pyrite
Further reading
Occitan
Pronunciation
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Noun
pirita f (plural piritas)
- pyrite
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
pirita f (plural piritas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)
- (mineralogy) pyrite (mineral iron disulfide)
- Synonym: ouro dos tolos
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈɾita/
- Rhymes: -ita
- Syllabification: pi‧ri‧ta
Noun
pirita f (plural piritas)
- pyrite
- Synonym: pirita de hierro
2018 January 26, Virginia López Enano, “El misterio de Canfranc: nazis, espías y oro”, in El País, Madrid, →ISSN:Su historia es breve, pero por ella el pueblo se ha construido un nombre. Durante la II Guerra Mundial, España enviaba por sus railes wolframio y pirita para blindar el armamento nazi.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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