How to pronounce amber
American English pronunciation
AM-bur
- IPA
- /ˈæmbɚ/
- Syllables
- AM · bur (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What amber means
A golden stone made from tree sap that hardened long ago
In a sentence: Inside the piece of amber, we could see a tiny bug trapped for millions of years.
Where it comes from: It came through French from an Arabic word. At first it named a waxy stuff that comes from whales, and later the golden stone.
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