zircão

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zircão m (plural zircões)

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