yesso

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek γύψος (gúpsos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjeso/

Noun

yesso m (usually uncountable)

1. gypsum
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 82v:

     DEl .xxv. grado del ſigno de capricornio, es la piedra aque dizen del yeſſo. Piedra es blanda ⁊ de color blãca ⁊ ligera de quebrantar.

     Of the twenty-fifth degree of the sign of Capricorn is the stone they call gypsum. It is a soft stone, white in color, and easy to break apart.

Descendants

• Spanish: yeso