yeso
See also: Yeso
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek γύψος (gúpsos). Doublet of aljez (via Arabic).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝeso/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.so]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃeso/ [ˈʃe.so]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒeso/ [ˈʒe.so]
- Rhymes: -eso
- Syllabification: ye‧so
Noun
yeso m (plural yesos)
- plaster, gesso
- gypsum
- cast, plaster cast
Derived terms
- enyesar
- yesería
- yesero
Further reading
- “yeso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish yeso (“gypsum”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ye‧so
- IPA(key): /ˈjeso/, [ˈje.so]
Noun
yeso
- chalk
- Synonyms: tisa, tsok