barniz
Spanish
Etymology
Variant of dialectal berniz, from Medieval Latin vernix, vernice (“sandarac, resin”) from veronix, veronice, from Byzantine Greek [Term?], from Ancient Greek βερενίκιον (bereníkion, “soda”), βερονίκιον (beroníkion), from Βερενίκη (Bereníkē). Cognate with English varnish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /baɾˈniθ/ [baɾˈniθ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /baɾˈnis/ [baɾˈnis]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -iθ
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: bar‧niz
Noun
barniz m (plural barnices)
- varnish, gloss
- Synonym: laca
Derived terms
- barnizar
- barnizador
See also
- esmalte
Further reading
- “barniz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
- brizna