látex
Galician
Noun
látex m (invariable)
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin latex (“clear fluid which is part of a humour or bodily fluid”), a later use of Latin latex (“water; liquid, fluid”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈla.tɛks/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈla.tɛks/, /laˈtɛks/
- Rhymes: -atɛks
Noun
látex m (usually uncountable, invariable)
- latex (milky sap used to make rubber)
Further reading
- “látex”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “látex”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin latex (“clear fluid which is part of a humour or bodily fluid”), a later use of Latin latex (“water; liquid, fluid”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlateɡs/ [ˈla.t̪eɣ̞s]
- Rhymes: -ateɡs
- Syllabification: lá‧tex
Noun
látex m (uncountable)
Further reading
- “látex”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024