pegamento

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From pegar +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /peɡaˈmento/ [pe.ɣ̞aˈmẽn̪.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: pe‧ga‧men‧to

Noun[edit]

pegamento m (plural pegamentos)

  1. glue, adhesive
    Synonyms: (especially in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, Uruguay) goma, (Colombia) pegante, (Puerto Rico, Venezuela) pega, (Mexico) resistol
  2. (figurative) glue

Usage notes[edit]

  • For natural glue paste made from horse hooves, use cola. Pegamento generally refers to synthetically-produced glue.

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