alquimia

== Galician == === Alternative forms === alquímia (Reintegrationist) === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese alquimia, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْكِيمْيَا (alkímya) and Medieval Latin alchemia, from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “ingot, bar”). === Noun === alquimia f (plural alquimias) alchemy ==== Related terms ==== alquimista ==== Further reading ==== “alquimia”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Old Spanish == === Etymology === From Andalusian Arabic اَلْكِيمْيَا (alkímya) and Medieval Latin alchemia, from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “ingot, bar”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈkimja/ === Noun === alquimia f (usually uncountable) alchemy ==== Descendants ==== Spanish: alquimia == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese alquimia, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْكِيمْيَا (alkímya) and Medieval Latin alchemia, from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “ingot, bar”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: al‧qui‧mi‧a === Noun === alquimia f (uncountable) alchemy (chemistry searching for panacea) ==== Related terms ==== química alquimista === Further reading === “alquimia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “alquimia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish alquimia, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْكِيمْيَا (al-kímya) and Medieval Latin alchemia, from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “ingot, bar”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈkimja/ [alˈki.mja] Rhymes: -imja Syllabification: al‧qui‧mia === Noun === alquimia f (plural alquimias) alchemy (obsolete) synonym of latón (“brass”) ==== Related terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “alquimia”, 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