asbesto

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Noun

asbesto (uncountable, accusative asbeston)

  1. asbestos

Interlingua

Noun

asbesto

  1. asbestos

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: as‧bes‧to

Noun

asbesto m (plural asbestos)

  1. asbestos (any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate)
    Synonym: amianto

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin asbestos, from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos, “incombustible”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asˈbesto/
  • Rhymes: -esto
  • Syllabification: as‧bes‧to

Noun

asbesto m (plural asbestos)

  1. asbestos

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish asbesto (“asbestos”), from Latin asbestos, from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos, “incombustible”).

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Noun

asbesto (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. asbestos
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