resistol

Spanish

Etymology

Genericized trademark from Resistol, a Mexican adhesives manufacturer: the word is borrowed from English resist + all.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /resisˈtol/ [re.sisˈt̪ol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: re‧sis‧tol

Noun

resistol m (plural resistoles)

1. (Mexico) glue

   Synonym: pegamento

Further reading

• “resistol”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010