betún

See also: betun

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan betum, from Latin bitūmen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈtun/ [beˈt̪ũn]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -un
• Syllabification: be‧tún

Noun

betún m (plural betunes)

1. bitumen

   Synonym: bitumen

2. shoe polish
3. pipe joint compound
4. pine sap
5. (Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Chile) a mixture of egg white and sugar for pastries

Derived terms

• abetunar
• betún de Judea
• betunero
• embetunar

 

References

• Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “betún”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 577

Further reading

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