Spanish word

ungüento

Pronunciation

IPA/uŋˈgwento/

Meaning

  • masculine nounointment

Example

Aplica el ungüento en la herida.

Put the ointment on the wound.

Illustration for ungüento (ointment)

More examples

El farmacéutico recomendó un ungüento antibiótico.

The pharmacist recommended an antibiotic ointment.

Core concept

Small jar of thick oily salve.

Common phrases

  • aplicar ungüento

    apply ointment

  • ungüento antibiótico

    antibiotic ointment

  • ungüento para quemaduras leves

    ointment for minor burns

Similar words

pomada: Soft oil-based salve for spreading over irritated or injured skin.
crema: Light, water-rich topical cream that absorbs into the skin.
bálsamo: Soothing balm-like salve that calms dryness and minor inflammation.

Definition in Spanish

Indica un medicamento para uso tópico, habitualmente oleoso, aplicado localmente para aliviar inflamación, infecciones leves o sequedad cutánea.

Word origin

From Latin unguentum meaning 'anointing substance', derived from the verb unguere 'to anoint' and introduced into Spanish via medieval Romance forms.

Usage tips

  • The diaeresis in ungüento marks the u as pronounced as a w after g (creating a 'gw' sound), and the word typically denotes a greasy medicinal salve rather than a light cream.

Other meanings

  • salvenoun
  • balmnoun

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