Meaning of Ambergris | Babel Free
ˈæm.bɚ.ɡɹɪsDefinitions
A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes.
Equivalents
Català
ambre gris
Čeština
ambra
Dansk
ambra
Ελληνικά
άμβρα
Esperanto
ambro
Español
ámbar gris
فارسی
عنبر
Suomi
ambra
Français
ambre gris
हिन्दी
अंबर
Bahasa Indonesia
ambar
Italiano
ambra grigia
한국어
용연향
Nederlands
amber
Română
ambră
Русский
амбра
Kiswahili
ambari
తెలుగు
అంబరు
ไทย
อำพันขี้ปลา
Türkçe
amber
ئۇيغۇرچە
مۈشك
Українська
амбра
Tiếng Việt
long diên hương
Examples
“Your onely way to make a good pomander, is this. Take an ownce of the pureſt garden mould, clenſed and ſteeped ſeauen daies in change of motherleſſe roſe water, then take the beſt Labdanum, Benioine, both Storaxes, amber greece, and Ciuet, and muſke, incorporate them together, and work them into what form you pleaſe; this, if your breath bee not to valiant, will make you ſmell as ſweete as my Ladies dogge.”
“And as for the other whale, why, I’ll agree to get more oil by chopping up and trying out these three masts of ours, than he’ll get from that bundle of bones; though, now that I think of it, it may contain something worth a good deal more than oil; yes, ambergris.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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