Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
Bronse
bronze; bronze-colorednoun / adjective
- Alternative meanings
A metal or alloy of copper with tin or other elements. It can also refer to a golden-brown bronze color or to a third-place medal.
- Pronunciation
BRON-seh
- Root and affixes
Loanword from Spanish bronce. It relates to tumbaga, which can refer to copper, brass, or copper-based alloys depending on context.
- Variants or conjugations
bronze; copper/copper alloy; bronze color; bronze medal; bronze-like
- Related words and expressions
copper/copper alloy; metal; medal; gold; silver; color; jewelry; statue
- Meaning and usage notes
Use bronse for the metal bronze or the bronze color. Tumbaga can refer to copper or a copper alloy and varies by context. For bronze medal, say medalya nga bronse.
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Gihimo sa bronse ang karaang estatwa.
The old statue is made of bronze.
Nakadaog siya og medalya nga bronse.
He or she won a bronze medal.