talco

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic طَلْق (ṭalq), from Persian (talk).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtal.ko/
Rhymes: -alko
Hyphenation: tàl‧co

Noun

talco m (plural talchi)

Anagrams

colta, cotal

Latin

Noun

talcō

dative/ablative singular of talcum

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtaw.ku/ [ˈtaʊ̯.ku]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtaw.ko/ [ˈtaʊ̯.ko]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtal.ku/ [ˈtaɫ.ku]

Rhymes: (Portugal) -alku, (Brazil) -awku
Hyphenation: tal‧co

Noun

talco m (plural talcos)

(mineralogy) talc
(cosmetics) talcum powder

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَلْق (ṭalq), from Persian (talk).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtalko/ [ˈt̪al.ko]
Rhymes: -alko
Syllabification: tal‧co

Noun

talco m (uncountable)

(mineralogy) talc
(cosmetics) talcum powder

Derived terms

polvos de talco

Further reading

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

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