zircão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French zircon, from Arabic زَرْقُون‎ (zarqūn, “cinnabar, bright red”), from Persian زرگون‎ (zargun) / زریون‎ (zaryun), from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭭‎ (zargōn).

Noun

zircão m (plural zircões)

  1. (mineralogy) zircon (a mineral of silica and zirconia)
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