cemento
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cemento(
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mehn
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toh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (powdery substance)
a. cement
Primero, se mezcla el cemento con arena, y luego se le añade agua.First, you mix the cement with sand, and then you add water.
2. (solid material)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
3. (adhesive)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
4. (dental product)
a. cement
El paciente no debe comer nada hasta que el cemento haya endurecido.The patient mustn't eat anything until the cement has hardened.
5. (bony tissue around tooth roots)
A word or phrase that is only used by experts, professionals, or academics in a particular field (e.g. exposition).
(technical)
a. cementum
El cemento es la sustancia que cubre la raíz de los dientes.Cementum is the substance that covers the roots of your teeth.
cemento
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (material)
a. cement
2. (hormigón)
a. concrete
cemento armadoreinforced concrete
3. (para pegar)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. glue
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