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noun, masculine

ambre

/ɑ̃bʁ/

noun, masculine/ɑ̃bʁ/plural: ambres

amber (fossil resin)

Related: ambre gris, ambre jaune

Inherited from Middle French ambre, from Old French ambre, from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “ambergris”), from Middle Persian ʾmbl (ambar, “ambergris”).

ambre — French Dictionary | Passage