plástico
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Etymology
From Latin plasticus (“of molding”), from Ancient Greek πλαστικός (plastikós), from πλάσσειν (plássein, “to mold, form”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: plás‧ti‧co
Adjective
plástico (feminine plástica, masculine plural plásticos, feminine plural plásticas)
- plastic, malleable; mouldable
- (relational) plastic surgery
- (relational) plastic arts
- Synonym: plasticista
Derived terms
- artista plástico
- cirurgia plástica
- matéria plástica
- plástica
- saco plástico
- sacola plástica
Related terms
Noun
plástico m (plural plásticos)
- plastic (a stiff but usually slightly flexible synthetic material)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “plástico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Etymology
From Latin plasticus (“of molding”), from Ancient Greek πλαστικός (plastikós), from πλάσσειν (plássein, “to mold, form”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
plástico (feminine plástica, masculine plural plásticos, feminine plural plásticas)
- plastic (constructed of plastic)
Noun
plástico m (uncountable)
- plastic (a stiff but usually slightly flexible synthetic material)
Derived terms
- cirugía plástica
- dinero de plástico
- dinero plástico
- envoltura de plástico
- microplástico
- plástico de burbujas
Related terms
Further reading
- “plástico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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