tambac

• Sustantivo que designa una aleación de cobre y zinc, a veces con arsénico, empleada para imitar el oro en joyería barata y para dorados. También se refiere al objeto hecho de esta aleación o a su uso como sucedáneo del oro.

A noun referring to an alloy of copper and zinc, sometimes with arsenic, used to imitate gold in inexpensive jewelry and for gilding.

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1. Gold-like alloyC2formal

   A metal mixture primarily of copper and zinc, occasionally with arsenic, used as a cheaper substitute for gold in jewelry and for gilding.

   Tombac o latón dorado

   • The antique brooch was made of tambac, not solid gold.
   • Jewelers often use tambac to create affordable imitation gold pieces.
   • The gilded frame was actually a thin layer of gold over tambac.

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