polvo

Meaning

1. (masculine) dust (fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects)
2. (masculine) powder, dust (fine particles of a dry substance)
3. (colloquial,masculine,vulgar) fuck, screw (sexual intercourse)
4. (masculine,plural,plural-only) see polvos

Hyphenated as

pol‧vo

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpolbo/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish polvos (singular), from Vulgar Latin *pulvus, neuter form derived from Classical Latin pulvis m, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”).

Sentences

Los fuertes vientos llevaron nubes de polvo a las caras de las tropas occidentales .

Strong winds brought clouds of dust to the faces of the Western troops.

Entonces se lava , deja decantar y se seca para obtener un polvo .

Then it is washed, allowed to decant and dried to obtain a powder.