mármol
nounCEFR B2
What does “mármol” mean in English?
a hard, decorative rock used in sculpture and construction, often polished to a smooth finish
Example sentences
El palacio conserva suelos de mármol originales del siglo XVIII.
The palace still has original eighteenth-century marble floors.
El escultor pasó meses tallando la figura en un enorme bloque de mármol blanco.
The sculptor spent months carving the figure from a huge block of white marble.
How to use it
El mármol (noun, masculine) means 'marble', the stone. Common collocations: suelo de mármol, una estatua de mármol, mármol blanco/negro. Frequently used figuratively for something cold or hard: frío como el mármol.
Common mistake
Mármol (marble, the stone) is unrelated to mermelada (jam/marmalade) despite a superficial phonetic similarity in English speakers' minds — the words share no root in Spanish.
Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows Plan Curricular del Instituto Cervantes (Instituto Cervantes), B2 Nociones específicas: vivienda y arqu.