âmbar
Portuguese, noun/ˈɐ̃.bɐʁ/
âmbar is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “amber (fossilised resin)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “resina fóssil de pinheiro, formado a cerca 50 milhões de anos, usado em joias”.
What does âmbar mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineamber (fossilised resin)
- 2
masculineamber (brownish yellow colour)
- 3
masculineobsoleteambergris
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineamber-coloured
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. resina fóssil de pinheiro, formado a cerca 50 milhões de anos, usado em joias
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of âmbar
- âmbares plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce âmbar?
- Brazil /ˈɐ̃.bɐʁ/
- Brazil [ˈɐ̃.bɐh]
- /ˈɐ̃.bɐɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to âmbar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is âmbar in Portuguese?
âmbar appears 1.5 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).