What does «azogue» mean in Spanish?
- Common and ancient name given to mercury, a white, shiny, heavy, liquid metal at room temperature.
Examples of use in Spanish: "en el siglo XVI se transportaba azogue desde las minas españolas hacia el Nuevo Mundo para extraer minerales".
- Each of the ships (vessels) used in the past to transport quicksilver from Spain to America. Quicksilver (or mercury) was used to treat silver.
- An area or public square in some towns where market and street vending takes place. This comes from the Arabic language سوق (sūq, meaning "market"). For this reason many squares and streets, especially in Spain, are called "del Azogue".
- To cover with quicksilver (mercury), as for example to quench a crystal, to quench silver.
- Disease produced by breathing quicksilver vapors (hydrargirism).
- (tener azogue) Nervousness or hyperactivity, used for restless children or people who cannot stop moving. It comes from the symptoms produced by mercury poisoning (hydrargyrism).
Examples of use in Spanish: "Este niño tiene azogue" (porque tiembla mucho).
"Estate quieto ya, ¡parece que tienes azogue!".
- (ser un azogue) Very lively and boisterous. Very restless.
- («El Azogue») Novel by China Miéville.
- («Azogue») Novel by Neal Stephenson.