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)

Derived terms

Further reading

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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