yeso

See also: Yeso

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek γύψος (gúpsos). Doublet of aljez and gis (both via Arabic).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝeso/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.so]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝeso/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.so]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃeso/ [ˈʃe.so]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒeso/ [ˈʒe.so]

• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: ye‧so

Noun

yeso m (plural yesos)

1. plaster, gesso
2. gypsum
3. cast, plaster cast

   Synonym: escayola

Derived terms

• cartón yeso
• enyesar
• yesería
• yesero
• yesífero

 

Further reading

• “yeso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish yeso (“gypsum”), from Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek γύψος (gúpsos).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈjeso/ [ˈjɛː.so]
• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: ye‧so

Noun

yeso (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜒᜐᜓ)

1. gypsum; plaster of Paris
2. chalk

   Synonyms: tisa, tsok

Further reading

• “yeso” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “yeso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018