yeso
Spanish, noun/ˈʝeso/
yeso is spelled Y-E-S-O (4 letters) and appears 4.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 13,623rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Yeso is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “plaster, gesso” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Mineral muy blando, compuesto primariamente de dihidrato de sulfato de calcio (fórmula: CaSO₄·2H₂O), de…”.
What does yeso mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineplaster, gesso
- 2
masculinegypsum
- 3
masculinecast, plaster cast
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mineral muy blando, compuesto primariamente de dihidrato de sulfato de calcio (fórmula: CaSO₄·2H₂O), de hábito cristalino prismático, monoclínico, de color blanco, transparente a translúcido, usado desde la Antigüedad para construcción y como aditivo en diversos procesos culinarios. 2. Polvo de yeso₁ deshidratado, usado como material de construcción, especialmente en revestimientos y piezas decorativas. 3. Obra escultórica vaciada en yeso₂. 4. Vendaje impregnado de yeso₂ que se emplea para inmovilizar un miembro en caso de fracturas o fisuras de los huesos.
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 yeso
- yesos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce yeso?
- /ˈʝeso/
- [ˈɟ͡ʝe.so]
- [ˈʝeso]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to yeso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is yeso in Spanish?
yeso appears 4.2 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).