fósforo

From Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “torchbearer, light bearer”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “I carry, bear, bring”).

fósforo m (uncountable)

1. phosphorus
2. match

   Synonyms: misto, lumieira

Learned borrowing from Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “torchbearer, light bearer”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “to carry, to bear, to bring”).

• Hyphenation: fós‧fo‧ro

fósforo m (plural fósforos)

1. match (device to make fire)
2. (chemistry, uncountable) phosphorus
3. an atom of phosphorus

From Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “torchbearer, light bearer”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “to carry, bear, bring”). Compare Sicilian pòspuru.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfosfoɾo/ [ˈfos.fo.ɾo]

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• Rhymes: -osfoɾo
• Syllabification: fós‧fo‧ro

fósforo m (plural fósforos)

1. phosphorus
2. match, matchstick

   Synonyms: cerilla, (Mexico) cerillo, (regional, Spain) misto, (regional, Spain) mixto

• “fósforo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014