argamassa

Catalan

Etymology

The second element probably derives from or was influenced by Latin massa, but the origins of the first element are uncertain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ər.ɡəˈma.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aɾ.ɣaˈma.sa]

Noun

argamassa f (uncountable)

1. mortar

   Synonym: morter

Further reading

• “argamassa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “argamassa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Spanish argamasa.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.ɡaˈma.sɐ/ [aɦ.ɡaˈma.sɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.ɡaˈma.sɐ/ [aɦ.ɡaˈma.sɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾ.ɡaˈma.sɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁ.ɡaˈma.sɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aɻ.ɡaˈma.sa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾ.ɡɐˈma.sɐ/ [ɐɾ.ɣɐˈma.sɐ]

• Hyphenation: ar‧ga‧mas‧sa

Noun

argamassa f (plural argamassas)

1. mortar

Derived terms

• argamassar

Further reading

• “argamassa”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “argamassa”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025
• “argamassa”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2025
• “argamassa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “argamassa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “argamassa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025