cuásar

See also: cuasar

Spanish

Alternative forms

• quasar (unadapted spelling)
• quásar (superseded spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from English quasar, a contraction of quasi-stellar (radio source).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwasaɾ/ [ˈkwa.saɾ]
• Rhymes: -asaɾ
• Syllabification: cuá‧sar

Noun

cuásar m (plural cuásares)

1. (astronomy) quasar

Further reading

• “cuásar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28