plástico

See also: plastico and plasticò

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin plasticus (of molding), from Ancient Greek πλαστικός (plastikós), from πλάσσειν (plássein, to mold, form).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈplas.t͡ʃi.ku/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈplaʃ.t͡ʃi.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈplas.t͡ʃi.ko/

  • Hyphenation: plás‧ti‧co

Adjective

plástico (feminine plástica, masculine plural plásticos, feminine plural plásticas)

  1. plastic, malleable; mouldable
    Synonyms: maleável, modelável, moldável
    Antonym: imaleável
  2. (relational) plastic surgery
  3. (relational) plastic arts
    Synonym: plasticista

Derived terms

Noun

plástico m (plural plásticos)

  1. plastic (a stiff but usually slightly flexible synthetic material)
    Synonym: matéria plástica

Derived terms

Further reading

  • plástico” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin plasticus (of molding), from Ancient Greek πλαστικός (plastikós), from πλάσσειν (plássein, to mold, form).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplastiko/ [ˈplas.t̪i.ko]
  • Rhymes: -astiko
  • Syllabification: plás‧ti‧co

Adjective

plástico (feminine plástica, masculine plural plásticos, feminine plural plásticas)

  1. plastic (constructed of plastic)

Noun

plástico m (uncountable)

  1. plastic (a stiff but usually slightly flexible synthetic material)

Derived terms

Further reading

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