gesso

Significat (Anglès)

1. (masculine) gypsum (mineral)
2. (masculine) plaster (substance used for coating walls and ceilings)
3. (masculine) cast (device to help mend broken bones)

Conceptes

guix

enguixat

Sinònims

gipsita

gipso

Gipsita

Traduccions

plâtre

yeso

plaster

gesso

Gips

gypsum

gypse

gips

ingessatura

γύψος

cast

plaster cast

intonaco

جبس

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈʒe.su/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de llatí: gypsum

In summary

Inherited from Latin gypsum (“gypsum”), from Ancient Greek γύψος (gúpsos). Doublet of giz, borrowed through Arabic.