alamă

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alamă

/aˈlamə/

Where it comes from

Probably from Greek μάλαμα (málama, “gold”), compare Aromanian malamã (“gold”), Megleno-Romanian amálomă (“gold”), Albanian malamë (“gold”). The loss of the initial m can be attributed to influence from aramă (“copper”). Compare also Italian lama (“metal plate”), Serbo-Croatian lama, lim.

noun alămuri · alamă · alama · alămurile · alame

feminine, uncountable brass (alloy of copper and zinc)
countable, feminine object made of brass
feminine, in plural musical instruments made of brass

In English

brass alloy of copper and zinc

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@misc{alama_2026,
  title = {alamă},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/alam%C4%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}