aljez

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic الجِبْس (al-jibs), from Ancient Greek γύψος (gúpsos). Doublet of yeso.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /alˈxeθ/ [alˈxeθ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /alˈxes/ [alˈxes]
  • Rhymes: -eθ
  • Rhymes: -es
  • Syllabification: al‧jez

Noun

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aljez m (plural aljeces)

  1. gypsum

Further reading

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