gesso
Portuguese, noun/ˈʒe.su/
gesso is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “gypsum (mineral)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sulfato de cálcio hidratado”.
What does gesso mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegypsum (mineral)
- 2
masculineplaster (substance used for coating walls and ceilings)
- 3
masculinecast (device to help mend broken bones)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sulfato de cálcio hidratado 2. tipoia rígida para a imobilização de ossos quebrados, normalmente feito de gesso¹ e gaze
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gesso
- gessos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gesso?
- Brazil /ˈʒe.su/
- Portugal /ˈʒe.su/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gesso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gesso in Portuguese?
gesso appears 3.3 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).