Spanish Conversation · Level 55
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Spanish word
plástico
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈplastiko/
Meaning
- masculine nounplastic
Example
La bolsa está hecha de plástico.
The bag is made of plastic.
More examples
En la cocina guardo los utensilios en una caja de plástico.
In the kitchen I keep the utensils in a plastic box.
Core concept
Man-made nonmetallic polymer that hardens after molding.
Common phrases
producto de plástico
plastic product
tapa de plástico
plastic lid
caja de plástico
plastic box
Similar words
papel: Thin, flexible sheet made from pulped plant fibers, used for writing, wrapping, and printing.
vidrio: Hard, often transparent solid formed by melting and cooling silica and other minerals.
tela: Soft fabric made by weaving or knitting fibers into cloth for clothing and furnishings.
metal: Dense, strong elemental or alloy material with metallic sheen, used for tools and structures.
Definition in Spanish
Material no metálico, generalmente sintético, compuesto por polímeros que se pueden moldear y luego solidificar.
Word origin
The Spanish plástico comes from Greek πλαστικός 'able to be shaped', originally describing formability and later used in technical language for synthetic polymers.
Usage tips
- As a modifier plástico commonly marks material after or beside the noun (caja plástica, producto plástico) and the expression arte plástico refers to the visual arts rather than the synthetic material.
Related words
- bioplásticobioplasticnoun
- microplásticomicroplasticnoun