gesso
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Italian gesso
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gesso (usually uncountable; plural gessos)
- a mixture of plaster of Paris and glue used to prepare a surface for painting
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek γύψος.
Noun[edit]
gesso m (plural gessi)
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin gypsum (“gypsum”), from Ancient Greek.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gesso m (plural gessos)
- gypsum (mineral)
- plaster (substance used for coating walls and ceilings)
- cast (device to help mend broken bones)
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Categories:
- English terms derived from Italian
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Italian nouns
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Portuguese nouns
- pt:Minerals
- pt:Medicine
- pt:Construction
