oropimente
Spanish, noun[oˌɾopiˈmẽn̪t̪e]
oropimente is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “orpiment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Mineral compuesto de arsénico y azufre, de color limón, de textura laminar o fibrosa y brillo craso…”.
What does oropimente mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineorpiment
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mineral compuesto de arsénico y azufre, de color limón, de textura laminar o fibrosa y brillo craso anacarado. Es venenoso y se emplea en pinturas y tintorerías.
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.
Forms of oropimente
- oropimentes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce oropimente?
- [oˌɾopiˈmẽn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to oropimente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is oropimente in Spanish?
oropimente appears about once in every 59 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).