esmalte
Spanish, noun
esmalte is spelled E-S-M-A-L-T-E (7 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,645th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Esmalte is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “enamel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of esmaltar. With an accent, esmalté is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of esmaltar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Barniz vítreo que por medio de la fusión se adhiere a la porcelana, loza, metales y otras substancias…”.
What does esmalte mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineenamel
- 2
masculineglaze (coating on pottery)
- 3
masculinenail polish, nail varnish
- 4
masculinetincture
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of esmaltar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Barniz vítreo que por medio de la fusión se adhiere a la porcelana, loza, metales y otras substancias elaboradas. 2. Objeto cubierto o adornado de esmalte. 3. Labor que se hace con el esmalte sobre un metal. 4. Lustre, esplendor o adorno.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of esmalte
- esmaltes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to esmalte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is esmalte in Spanish?
esmalte appears 2.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).