bórax
Spanish, noun/ˈboɾaɡs/
bórax is spelled B-Ó-R-A-X (5 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish, the 106,207th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bórax is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “borax” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sal cristalina de ácido bórico, que se presenta pulverulenta de forma natural, que tiene numerosas…”.
What does bórax mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineborax
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sal cristalina de ácido bórico, que se presenta pulverulenta de forma natural, que tiene numerosas aplicaciones en la industria.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce bórax?
- /ˈboɾaɡs/
- [ˈbo.ɾaɣ̞s]
- [ˈboɾaks]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bórax
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bórax in Spanish?
bórax appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).