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basalto.

basalt (hard rock)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/baˈzaw.tu/Brazil[baˈzaʊ̯.tu]Brazil/bɐˈzal.tu/Portugal[bɐˈzaɫ.tu]Portugal
  1. basalt (hard rock)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”) b-x:n-O39

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