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alquifou

/ælkɪˈfuː/

alquifou noun: a lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used to give a green glaze to pottery.

Noun

alquifou (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used to give a green glaze to pottery.

Synonyms of alquifou

Origin of alquifou

Equivalent to arquifoux, from French alquifoux, from the same Arabic word as alcohol.

Questions about alquifou

What does alquifou mean?
Alquifou means a lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used to give a green glaze to pottery.
What part of speech is alquifou?
Alquifou is a noun.
How do you pronounce alquifou?
Alquifou is pronounced /ælkɪˈfuː/.

Words near alquifou in the dictionary

  1. Alpujarra
  2. Alpujarran
  3. Alpujarras
  4. alqueire
  5. alquerque
  6. alquifou
  7. alquifoux
  8. alr
  9. Alrakis
  10. alrdy
  11. Alre

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