betún

See also: betun

Spanish

Etymology

From Catalan betum, from Latin bitūmen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /beˈtun/ [beˈt̪ũn]
Rhymes: -un
Syllabification: be‧tún

Noun

betún m (plural betunes)

bitumen
Synonym: bitumen
shoe polish
pipe joint compound
pine sap
(Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Chile) a mixture of egg white and sugar for pastries

Derived terms

References

Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “betún”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 577

Further reading

“betún”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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