Masculine
gis
Meaning
chalk (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard)
Concepts
Synonyms
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈxis/
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic جِبْس (jibs, “gypsum”), from Latin gypsum (“plaster”), from Ancient Greek γύψος (gúpsos). Doublet of yeso, which was inherited.
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