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noun, masculine

fósforo

/ˈfosfoɾo/

noun, masculine/ˈfosfoɾo/plural: fósforos

phosphorus; match, matchstick

Synonyms: cerilla, cerillo, misto, mixto

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