talco

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic طَلْق (ṭalq), from Persian (talk).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈtal.ko/
Rhymes: -alko
Hyphenation: tàl‧co

Noun edit

talco m (plural talchi)

Anagrams edit

colta, cotal

Latin edit

Noun edit

talcō

dative/ablative singular of talcum

Portuguese edit

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

talco

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtaw.ku/ [ˈtaʊ̯.ku]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtaw.ko/ [ˈtaʊ̯.ko]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtal.ku/ [ˈtaɫ.ku]

Rhymes: (Portugal) -alku, (Brazil) -awku
Hyphenation: tal‧co

Noun edit

talco m (plural talcos)

(mineralogy) talc
(cosmetics) talcum powder

Spanish edit

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

talco

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic طَلْق (ṭalq), from Persian (talk).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈtalko/ [ˈt̪al.ko]
Rhymes: -alko
Syllabification: tal‧co

Noun edit

talco m (uncountable)

(mineralogy) talc
(cosmetics) talcum powder

Derived terms edit

polvos de talco

Further reading edit

“talco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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