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

 

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈjeso/ [ˈjɛ.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^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “yeso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018