betún
See also: betun
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin bitūmen (“bitumen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈtun/ [beˈt̪ũn]
- Rhymes: -un
- Syllabification: be‧tún
Noun
betún m (plural betunes)
- bitumen
- Synonym: bitumen
- shoe polish
- pipe joint compound
- pine sap
- (Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Chile) a mixture of egg white and sugar for pastries
Derived terms
- abetunar
- betunero
- embetunar
See also
- a la altura del betún
Further reading
- “betún”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014