guix

Inherited from Latin gypsum. First attested in 1309.^[1] Cognates include Italian gesso and Spanish yeso.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈɡiʃ]

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• Rhymes: -iʃ

guix m (plural guixos)

1. gypsum (a mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate)

   Synonyms: algeps (Valencia), ges (northwest)

2. plaster (a mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings)
3. cast (an object made in a mould)
4. (medicine) cast (a supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones)
5. chalk (a piece of chalk used for drawing and writing on a blackboard)

• “guix”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “guix” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “guix” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.