yesso

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek γύψος (gúpsos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈje.so]

Noun

yesso m (usually uncountable)

  1. gypsum
    • c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 82v.
      DEl .xxv. grado del ſigno de capricornio, es la piedra aque dizen del yeſſo. Piedra es blanda ¬ de color bláca ¬ ligera de quebrantar.
      Of the twenty-fifth degree of the sign of Capricorn is the stone they call gypsum. It is a soft stone, white in color, and easy to break apart.

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