carbón

/kaɾˈbon/ · B1 · noun · m

coal

carbón — coal

🪨🔥 carbón = carbon: coal is almost pure carbon

From Latin carbo, carbonis (coal, charcoal), the same root as English carbon and carbonated. A carbonero sells or makes coal. Stress falls on the last syllable: car-BÓN.

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