adhesivo

Galician

Alternative forms

• adesivo (reintegrationist)

Adjective

adhesivo (feminine adhesiva, masculine plural adhesivos, feminine plural adhesivas)

1. adhesive (apt or tending to adhere)

Noun

adhesivo m (plural adhesivos)

1. adhesive

Related terms

• adherir
• adhesión

Further reading

• “adhesivo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin adhaesīvus, from Latin adhaereō (supine adhaesum).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adeˈsibo/ [a.ð̞eˈsi.β̞o]

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• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: a‧dhe‧si‧vo
• Homophone: adesivo

Adjective

adhesivo (feminine adhesiva, masculine plural adhesivos, feminine plural adhesivas)

1. adhesive (apt or tending to adhere)

Derived terms

• adhesividad
• autoadhesivo
• barra adhesiva (“glue stick”) (Uruguay, Argentina)
• cinta adhesiva
• tela adhesiva

 

Noun

adhesivo m (plural adhesivos)

1. adhesive (substance that provides adhesion)

   Synonym: adherente

Derived terms

• adhesivo dental
• adhesivo en barra (“glue stick”) (Argentina, Uruguay)

 

Related terms

• adherir
• adhesión

 

Further reading

• “adhesivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28