escayola

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See also: escayolá

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /eskaˈʝola/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /eskaˈʃola/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /eskaˈʒola/

  • Rhymes: -ola
  • Syllabification: es‧ca‧yo‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian scagliuola, diminutive of scaglia.

Noun

escayola f (plural escayolas)

  1. plaster
    Synonym: yeso
  2. stucco
    Synonym: estuco

Etymology 2

Verb

escayola

  1. inflection of escayolar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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