talco

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic طَلْق (ṭalq), from Persian تلک (talk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtal.ko/
• Rhymes: -alko
• Hyphenation: tàl‧co

Noun

talco m (plural talchi)

1. talc
2. talcum powder

Anagrams

• colta, cotal

Latin

Noun

talcō

1. dative/ablative singular of talcum

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtaw.ku/ [ˈtaʊ̯.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtaw.ku/ [ˈtaʊ̯.ku]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtaw.ko/ [ˈtaʊ̯.ko]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtal.ku/ [ˈtaɫ.ku]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -alku, (Brazil) -awku
• Hyphenation: tal‧co

Noun

talco m (plural talcos)

1. (mineralogy) talc
2. (cosmetics) talcum powder

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَلْق (ṭalq), from Persian تلک (talk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtalko/ [ˈt̪al.ko]
• Rhymes: -alko
• Syllabification: tal‧co

Noun

talco m (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) talc
2. (cosmetics) talcum powder

Derived terms

• polvos de talco

 

Further reading

• “talco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10