azogue

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English

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Etymology

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From Spanish azogue.

Noun

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azogue (countable and uncountable, plural azogues)

  1. (mining) silver ores suitable for treatment by amalgamation with mercury.
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Chavacano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Spanish azogue.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈsoɡe/, [aˈso.ɡe]
  • Hyphenation: a‧zo‧gue

Noun

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azogue

  1. (Zamboangueño) lead

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aˈθoɡe/ [aˈθo.ɣ̞e]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aˈsoɡe/ [aˈso.ɣ̞e]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oɡe
  • Syllabification: a‧zo‧gue

Etymology 1

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From Andalusian Arabic الزَّوْق (az-zawq, the quicksilver), from Arabic زَاؤُوق (zāʔūq, quicksilver).

Noun

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azogue m (uncountable)

  1. mercury, quicksilver
    Synonym: mercurio
Descendants
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  • English: azogue
  • Tagalog: asoge

Etymology 2

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Verb

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azogue

  1. inflection of azogar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

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