barniz

Spanish

Etymology

Variant of dialectal berniz, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin vernix, vernice (“sandarac, resin”) from veronix, veronice, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Byzantine Greek, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek βερενίκιον (bereníkion, “soda”), βερονίκιον (beroníkion), from Βερενίκη (Bereníkē). Cognate with English varnish.

Noun

barniz m (plural barnices)

1. varnish, gloss

Synonyms

• laca

Derived terms

• barnizar
• barnizador

See also

• esmalte