zinco

See also: zinco- and zincò

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪŋkəʊ

Noun

zinco (plural zincos)

1. (informal, dated) A line or half-tone block etched on zinc plate, used in zincography.

Anagrams

• zonic

Aragonese

Numeral

zinco

1. superseded spelling of cinco

Further reading

• Diccionario ortografico de l'aragonés (Seguntes la PO de l'EFA)
• Ortografía de l'aragonés

Catalan

Verb

zinco

1. first-person singular present indicative of zincar

Italian

Chemical element (edit)
Zn Atomic number 30 zinco
Classification data Period 4 Group 12 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← rame (Cu)
Next: gallio (Ga) →

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈd͡zin.ko/, (traditional) ^*/ˈt͡sin.ko/
• Rhymes: -inko
• Hyphenation: zìn‧co

Etymology 1

Noun

zinco m (plural zinchi)

1. (chemistry) zinc

Related terms

• zincheria
• zincifero
• zincografia
• zincografico
• zincografo
• zincotipia
• zincotipista

Etymology 2

Verb

zinco

1. first-person singular present indicative of zincare

Latin

Noun

zincō

1. dative/ablative singular of zincum

Portuguese

Chemical element (edit)
Zn Atomic number 30 zinco
Classification data Period 4 Group 12 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← cobre (Cu)
Next: gálio (Ga) →
Portuguese Wikipedia article on Zinco

Cubo, fragmento e dendrito de zinco (sense 1). ― Zinc cube, fragment and dendrite.

zinco (sense 2)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈzĩ.ku/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈzĩ.ku/

• Hyphenation: zin‧co

Noun

zinco m (countable and uncountable, plural zincos)

2. (chemistry, uncountable) zinc
4. (metonymic, uncountable) corrugated zinc sheeting, especially as used in roofing or walling.
   • 1937, Orestes Barbosa, “Chão de Estrelas [Floor of Stars]” (single), performed by Silvio Caldas, Odeon:

     Mas a lua, furando o nosso zinco / Salpicava de estrelas nosso chão

     But the moon, piercing our zinc roof, sprinkled stars on our floor.

Related terms

• zincagem
• zincar
• zincografia

Further reading

• “zinco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “zinco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026