amalgam

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amalgam

/a.malˈɡam/

Rhymes with -am

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French amalgame, from Latin amalgama, from Medieval Latin amalgama (“mercury alloy”), from Arabic اَلْمَلْغَم (al-malḡam, “emollient poultice or unguent for sores”), from Ancient Greek μάλαγμα (málagma, “emollient; malleable material”), from μαλάσσω (malássō, “to soften”), from μαλακός (malakós, “soft”).

noun amalgame · amalgam · amalgamul · amalgamele

neuter amalgam

In English

amalgam alloy

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@misc{amalgam_2026,
  title = {amalgam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/amalgam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}