cimento

• cemento

From Old Galician-Portuguese cimento (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin caementum. Doublet of cemento.

• IPA^(key): [θiˈmɛntʊ], (western) [siˈmentʊ]

cimento m (plural cimentos)

1. (usually in the plural) foundation

   Synonym: alicerce

2. base, basis

   Synonyms: alicerce, fundamento

• cimentar

• “cimento” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “cimento” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “cimento” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “cimento” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “cimento” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

cimento

1. first-person singular present indicative of cimentare

Inherited from Latin caementum.

cimento m (plural cimenti)

1. mixture or concoction used by goldsmiths to purify or assay precious metals
2. (figurative) trial (risky undertaking)

• cimentare
• cemento
• rischio

• Rhymes: -ẽtu
• Hyphenation: ci‧men‧to

From Old Galician-Portuguese cimento, from Latin caementum. Doublet of cemento. Cognate of Spanish cimiento.

cimento m (plural cimentos)

1. cement (powdered substance that develops strong adhesive properties when mixed with water)
2. cement (paste-like substance used in construction)
3. cement (any material with strong adhesive properties)

• Hunsrik: Siment

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

cimento

1. first-person singular present indicative of cimentar

cimento

1. first-person singular present indicative of cimentar