betón

See also: beton, Beton, and béton

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from French béton (“concrete”), from Latin bitūmen (“asphalt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛtɔːn/

Noun

betón m

1. concrete (a building material created by mixing Portland cement, water, and aggregate including gravel and sand)

Derived terms

• betónový

Further reading

• “betón”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024