ambergris
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ambergris
- /ˈæm.bɚ.ɡɹɪs/ US
- /ˈæm.bɚ.ɡɹis/ US, sometimes
- /ˈæm.bə.ɡɹɪs/ UK
Where it comes from
From Old French ambre gris (“grey amber”). Though the term was initially spaced as two words, single-word forms predominated by the 19th century. In the 17th century, folk etymologies interpreting the term as amber grease or amber [of] Greece enjoyed some popularity.
noun ambergrises · amber-gris · amber gris · ambergreece · amber-greece · amber greece
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A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull gray to blackish color, formed within the intestines of the sperm whale and used in the production of perfumes.
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Similar: amber, grey amber
Translations
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noun waxy substance produced by sperm whales
| Español | ámbar gris |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 용연향 yong'yeonhyang |
| 日本語 | 竜涎香 ryūzenkō, アンバーグリス anbāgurisu |
| 中文 | 龍涎香 /龙涎香 lóngxiánxiāng |
| Kiswahili | ambari |
| Português | âmbar cinza, âmbar gris, âmbar pardo |
| Français | ambre gris |
| Deutsch | Ambra, Amber |
| Italiano | ambra grigia |
| Ελληνικά | άμβρα ámvra |
| Română | ambră |
| Русский | а́мбра ámbra |
| Tiếng Việt | long diên hương |
| العربية | عَنْبَر ʕanbar |
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title = {ambergris},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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