calcopirita

Catalan

Etymology

From calco- +‎ pirita.

Noun

calcopirita f (plural calcopirites)

1. (mineralogy) chalcopyrite

Further reading

• “calcopirita”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• calcopirite (Portugal)

Etymology

From calco- +‎ pirita.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkaw.ko.piˈɾi.tɐ/ [ˌkaʊ̯.ko.piˈɾi.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkaw.ko.piˈɾi.tɐ/ [ˌkaʊ̯.ko.piˈɾi.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkaw.ko.piˈɾi.ta/ [ˌkaʊ̯.ko.piˈɾi.ta]

• Hyphenation: cal‧co‧pi‧ri‧ta

Noun

calcopirita f (plural calcopiritas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. (mineralogy) chalcopyrite

Further reading

• “calcopirita”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “calcopirita”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

calcopirita

Wikipedia ^es

Etymology

From calco- +‎ pirita.

Noun

calcopirita f (plural calcopiritas)

1. (mineralogy) chalcopyrite

Further reading

• “calcopirita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025