esmalte

See also: esmalté

Interlingue

Noun

1. enamel

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -awti

Verb

esmalte

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of esmaltar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of esmaltar
3. first-person singular imperative of esmaltar
4. third-person singular imperative of esmaltar

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Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Medieval Latin smaltum, a borrowing from Frankish *smalt. Compare English enamel.

Noun

esmalte m (plural esmaltes)

1. enamel
2. glaze (coating on pottery)
3. nail polish, nail varnish
4. (heraldry) tincture

Synonyms

• (nail varnish): pintaúñas, varniz, laca
• (tincture): color

Derived terms

• quitaesmalte

Verb

esmalte

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of esmaltar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of esmaltar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of esmaltar.