What does marble in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word marble in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use marble in Spanish.

The word marble in Spanish means mármol, canica, canicas, de mármol, marmolear, canica ojo de gato, mármol, torta marmolada, mármol de ónix. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word marble

mármol

noun (uncountable (mottled stone) (piedra)

(nombre masculino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente masculino, que lleva los artículos el o un en singular, y los o unos en plural. Exemplos: el televisor, un piso.)
The quarry was a major source of marble.
La cantera era una importante proveedora de mármol.

canica

noun (round glass toy)

(nombre femenino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente femenino, que lleva los artículos la o una en singular, y las o unas en plural. Exemplos: la mesa, una tabla.)
Lewis has some very colourful marbles in his collection.

canicas

plural noun (game using round glass toys)

(nombre femenino plural: Sustantivo femenino que se usa únicamente en plural, con los artículos las o unas. Ejemplos: unas exequias, las albricias.)
The children were playing a game of marbles.
Los niños estaban jugando a las canicas.

de mármol

adjective (made of marble)

(locución adjetiva: Unidad léxica estable formada de dos o más palabras que funciona como adjetivo ("de fácil manejo", "a contraluz", "de fiar").)
The old building was made of huge marble blocks.
El antiguo edificio estaba hecho de enormes bloques de mármol.

marmolear

transitive verb (add pattern)

(verbo transitivo: Verbo que requiere de un objeto directo ("di la verdad", "encontré una moneda").)
Delicious streaks of fat marbled the meat.
Deliciosas vetas de grasa marmoleaban la carne.

canica ojo de gato

noun (marble)

mármol

noun (synthetic material) (genérico)

(nombre masculino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente masculino, que lleva los artículos el o un en singular, y los o unos en plural. Exemplos: el televisor, un piso.)
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. En la exposición se pueden apreciar mármoles y otras obras del genial escultor.

torta marmolada

noun (mottled sponge cake) (AR)

(locución nominal femenina: Unidad léxica estable formada de dos o más palabras que funciona como sustantivo femenino ("casa de citas", "zona cero", "arma secreta").)
A marble cake is a cake made with two colours of batter.
El pastel marmolado se hace con masa de dos colores distintos.

mármol de ónix

noun (type of stone)

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