Etymology

Borrowed from ItalianCategory:English terms borrowed from Italian#GESSOCategory:English terms derived from Italian#GESSO gesso. Doublet of gypsumCategory:English doublets#GESSO. Compare Portuguese gesso (“gypsum; plaster, cast”) and Spanish yeso (“gypsum; plaster, cast”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛsəʊ/Category:English 2-syllable words#GESSOCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#GESSO
• Rhymes: -ɛsəʊCategory:Rhymes:English/ɛsəʊ#GESSOCategory:Rhymes:English/ɛsəʊ/2 syllables#GESSO

Noun

gesso (usually uncountable, plural gessos or gessoes)Category:English lemmas#GESSOCategory:English nouns#GESSOCategory:English uncountable nouns#GESSOCategory:English countable nouns#GESSOCategory:English nouns with irregular plurals#GESSOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#GESSOCategory:Pages with entries#GESSOCategory:Pages with 4 entries#GESSO

1. A mixture of plaster of Paris and glue used to prepare a surface for painting.
   • 1994, Timothy Noad, Patricia Seligman, The Illuminated Alphabet, The Quarto Group (Chartwell Books), 2017, page 27,

     The combination of leaf gold and gesso is almost miraculous. No photographic reproduction can adequately show the brilliant effect of raised gesso.

   • 1999, Altoon Sultan, The Luminous Brush, Watson-Guptill, page 37:

     To make the gesso, you need a chalk and a glue. During the Renaissance, gesso was made with gypsum, which is calcium sulphate. Terra Alba, available from art suppliers today, is a natural gypsum that makes a bright white gesso.

     Category:English terms with quotations#GESSO

   • 2007, Robin Cormack, Icons, The British Museum Press, Harvard University Press, page 33,

     The idea was that this would serve as a binder for the layer of gesso or at least might help to prevent the painting from instantly cracking apart if the wood split at any time.

2. A work of art done in gesso.

Further reading

• "What is Gesso?", Rebecca E. Parsons, The Graphics Fairy
• "gesso", on Britannica.com

Anagrams

• Goses, Segos, goses, segos

Etymology

Borrowed from ItalianCategory:Finnish terms borrowed from Italian#GESSOCategory:Finnish terms derived from Italian#GESSO gesso

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡesːo/, [ˈɡe̞s̠ːo̞]Category:Finnish 2-syllable words#GESSOCategory:Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation#GESSO
• Rhymes: -esːoCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/esːo#GESSOCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/esːo/2 syllables#GESSO
• Syllabification^(key): ges‧so
• Hyphenation^(key): ges‧so

Noun

gessoCategory:Finnish lemmas#GESSOCategory:Finnish nouns#GESSOCategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#GESSOCategory:Pages with entries#GESSOCategory:Pages with 4 entries#GESSO

1. gesso (mixture of plaster of Paris and glue)

Further reading

• “gesso”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Etymology

From LatinCategory:Italian terms derived from Latin#GESSO gypsum, from Ancient GreekCategory:Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek#GESSO γύψος (gúpsos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛs.so/^[1]Category:Italian 2-syllable words#GESSOCategory:Italian terms with IPA pronunciation#GESSO
• Rhymes: -ɛssoCategory:Rhymes:Italian/ɛsso#GESSOCategory:Rhymes:Italian/ɛsso/2 syllables#GESSO
• Hyphenation: gès‧so

• Audio:

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  Category:Italian terms with audio pronunciation#GESSO

Noun

gesso m (plural gessi)Category:Italian lemmas#GESSOCategory:Italian nouns#GESSOCategory:Italian countable nouns#GESSOCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#GESSOCategory:Italian masculine nouns#GESSOCategory:Pages with entries#GESSOCategory:Pages with 4 entries#GESSO

1. chalk
2. a cast

References

Further reading

• gesso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology

Inherited from LatinCategory:Portuguese terms inherited from Latin#GESSOCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#GESSO gypsum (“gypsum”), from Ancient GreekCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek#GESSO γύψος (gúpsos). Doublet of gizCategory:Portuguese doublets#GESSO, borrowed through Arabic.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -esuCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/esu#GESSOCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/esu/2 syllables#GESSO
• Hyphenation: ges‧so

Noun

gesso m (plural gessos)Category:Portuguese lemmas#GESSOCategory:Portuguese nouns#GESSOCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#GESSOCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#GESSOCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#GESSOCategory:Pages with entries#GESSOCategory:Pages with 4 entries#GESSO

1. gypsum (mineral)

   Synonym: gipsita

2. plaster (substance used for coating walls and ceilings)

   Synonym: estuque

3. cast (device to help mend broken bones)

Further reading

• “gesso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “gesso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “gesso”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “gesso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026