alúmen
See also: alumen
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin alumen.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈlũ.mẽj̃/ [aˈlũ.mẽɪ̯̃]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈlu.mẽj̃/ [aˈlu.mẽɪ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈlu.mɛn/
Noun
alúmen m (plural alúmenes)
- (inorganic chemistry) alum
- Synonym: alume
Further reading
- “alúmen”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “alúmen”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026