crisol

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "BR" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /kɾiˈzɔw/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "PT" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /kɾiˈzɔɫ/
  • Hyphenation: cri‧sol

Noun

crisol m (plural crisóis)

  1. crucible (cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment)
  2. crucible (heat-resistant container in which metals are melted)

Synonyms

  • (cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment): cadinho
  • (heat-resistant container in which metals are melted): cadinho

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɾiˈsol/ [kɾiˈsol]
  • Hyphenation: cri‧sol

Noun

crisol m (plural crisoles)

  1. crucible
  2. (figurative) melting pot
    • 2018 September 25, Pablo León, “¿Para quién es ‘cool’ Lavapiés?”, in El País‎[1]:
      Ese crisol -de nacionalidades, de expresiones culturales, de inquietudes…– y los alquileres asequibles (debido a los problemas derivados del mercado de la droga, de la delincuencia y a la alta presencia de población migrante) también atrajeron a actores, directores de cine, periodistas, o agentes sociales (ONG, movimientos políticos alternativos, las primeras casas okupas...).
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