zircão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French zircon, from German Zirkon, a late-18th-century invention after Arabic زَرْقُون (zarqūn).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ziʁˈkɐ̃w̃/ [zihˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ziɾˈkɐ̃w̃/ [ziɾˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ziʁˈkɐ̃w̃/ [ziχˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /ziɻˈkɐ̃w̃/ [ziɻˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Noun

zircão m (plural zircões)

  1. (mineralogy) zircon (a mineral of silica and zirconia)

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