bauxite

== English == === Etymology === Derived from the name of Les Baux in France, plus +‎ -ite. The /ks/ in the English pronunciation is from a spelling pronunciation. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɔːksaɪt/, /ˈbɔːksʌɪt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɔːksaɪt/, /ˈbaksaɪt/ Hyphenation: bau‧xite === Noun === bauxite (countable and uncountable, plural bauxites) The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== == French == === Etymology === From Les Baux in France. === Pronunciation === === Noun === bauxite f (uncountable) bauxite === Further reading === “bauxite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Noun === bauxite f (plural bauxiti) (mineralogy) bauxite ==== Derived terms ==== bauxitico == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: bau‧xi‧te === Noun === bauxite f (countable and uncountable, plural bauxites) European Portuguese standard form of bauxita === Further reading === “bauxite”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026