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单词 tumbaga
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Definition of tumbaga in English:

tumbaga

noun tʊmˈbɑːɡəto͝omˈbäɡə
mass noun
  • An alloy of gold and copper commonly used in pre-Columbian South and Central America.

    (前哥伦布时期的南美洲和中美洲普遍使用的)金铜合金

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Many Spanish conquerors were fooled by depletion gilded tumbaga, believing it to be gold.
    • Because it is an alloy of gold and copper, tumbaga is lighter than gold.
    • There is evidence suggesting the transfer of tumbaga took place, and at a later date possibly brass technology.
    • To the eye, tumbaga plates would have had the appearance of pure gold.
    • On heating tumbaga in air, a layer of copper oxide forms on the surface of the object.
    • Many of the coppery-colored tumbaga castings were then gilded and burnished to restore their golden appearance.

Origin

1930s: from Spanish, from Malay tembaga 'copper, brass'.

Definition of tumbaga in US English:

tumbaga

nounto͝omˈbäɡə
  • An alloy of gold and copper commonly used in pre-Columbian South and Central America.

    (前哥伦布时期的南美洲和中美洲普遍使用的)金铜合金

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Many of the coppery-colored tumbaga castings were then gilded and burnished to restore their golden appearance.
    • Because it is an alloy of gold and copper, tumbaga is lighter than gold.
    • Many Spanish conquerors were fooled by depletion gilded tumbaga, believing it to be gold.
    • On heating tumbaga in air, a layer of copper oxide forms on the surface of the object.
    • There is evidence suggesting the transfer of tumbaga took place, and at a later date possibly brass technology.
    • To the eye, tumbaga plates would have had the appearance of pure gold.

Origin

1930s: from Spanish, from Malay tembaga ‘copper, brass’.

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