Phrase guide

nickel silver

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A hard, corrosion-resistant alloy of copper, zinc and nickel used to make domestic silverware.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: alpacca, argentone, German silver, maillechort

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a silver-white alloy containing copper and zinc and nickel

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: German silver

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: alloy, metal

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: alpaca — alloy
  • Catalan: argentan — alloy
  • Catalan: plata alemanya — alloy
  • Czech: alpaka — alloy
  • Danish: nysølv — alloy
  • Faroese: nýsilvur — alloy
  • Faroese: alpaka — alloy
  • Finnish: alpakka — alloy
  • Finnish: uushopea — alloy
  • French: maillechort — alloy
  • French: argentan — alloy
  • German: Neusilber — alloy
  • Greek: νεάργυρος (neárgyros) — alloy
  • Hungarian: alpakka — alloy
  • Italian: argentone — alloy
  • Italian: alpacca — alloy
  • Japanese: 洋銀 (yōgin) — alloy
  • Kazakh: нейзильбер (neizilber) — alloy
  • Korean: 양은 (yang'eun) — alloy
  • Korean: 양백 (yangbaek) — alloy
  • Okinawan: 洋銀 (yanjin) — alloy
  • Polish: alpaka — alloy
  • Polish: argentan — alloy
  • Portuguese: alpaca — alloy
  • Russian: мельхио́р (melʹxiór) — alloy
  • Russian: нейзи́льбер (nɛjzílʹber) — alloy
  • Slovak: alpaka — alloy
  • Spanish: metal blanco — alloy
  • Spanish: alpaca — alloy
  • Swedish: nysilver — alloy
  • Thai: เงินนิกเกิล — alloy
  • Turkish: fakfon — alloy
  • Ottoman Turkish: فاقفون (fakfon) — alloy