Meanings
plural bauxites
- countableuncountableThe principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.
A thin red stream poured down one of the rises, snaking its way around trees; a river turned red with bauxite?
2021, Leone Ross, This One Sky Day, Faber & Faber Limited, page 1521 more example
Iron ore is the principal component of the country's mining sector; however, bauxite, diamond, and rutile also contribute to this growing industry.
2007, Suzanne LeVert, Cultures of the World: Sierra Leone, page 57
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Derived from the name of Les Baux in France, plus + -ite. The /ks/ in the English pronunciation is from a spelling pronunciation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian боксит
- боксит (boksit)ore
Catalan bauxita
- bauxitaore
Chinese Mandarin 鋁土礦 /铝土矿
- 鋁土礦 /铝土矿 (lǚtǔkuàng)ore
Czech bauxit
- bauxitore
Danish bauxit
- bauxitore
Dutch bauxiet
- bauxietore
Esperanto baŭksito
- baŭksitoore
Estonian boksiit
- boksiitore
Finnish bauksiitti
- bauksiittiore
French bauxite
- bauxiteore
German Bauxit
- Bauxitore
Greek βωξίτης
- βωξίτης (voxítis)ore
Hungarian bauxit
- bauxitore
Italian bauxite
- bauxiteore
Japanese 鉄礬土, ボーキサイト
- 鉄礬土 (tetsubando)ore
- ボーキサイト (bōkisaito)ore
Lithuanian boksitas
- boksitasore
Malay bauksit
- bauksitore
Norwegian Bokmål bauksitt, bauxitt
- bauksittore
- bauxittore
Polish boksyt
- boksytore
Portuguese bauxita, bauxite
- bauxitaore
- bauxiteore
Russian бокси́т
- бокси́т (boksít)ore
Slovak bauxit
- bauxitore
Spanish bauxita
- bauxitaore
Swedish bauxit
- bauxitore
Tagalog bawhita
- bawhitaore
Thai บ็อกไซต์
- บ็อกไซต์ (bòksai)ore
Turkish boksit
- boksitore
Cite this entry
bauxite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bauxite
“bauxite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bauxite. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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