crisol

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish crisol.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾiˈzɔw/ [kɾiˈzɔʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾiˈzɔl/ [kɾiˈzɔɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾiˈzɔ.li/

  • Hyphenation: cri‧sol

Noun

crisol m (plural crisóis)

  1. crucible (cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment)
    Synonym: cadinho
  2. crucible (heat-resistant container in which metals are melted)
    Synonym: cadinho

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan cresol.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɾiˈsol/ [kɾiˈsol]
  • Rhymes: -ol
  • Syllabification: cri‧sol

Noun

crisol m (plural crisoles)

  1. crucible
  2. (figurative) melting pot
    • 2018 September 25, Pablo León, “¿Para quién es ‘cool’ Lavapiés?”, in El País:
      Ese crisol -de nacionalidades, de expresiones culturales, de inquietudes…– y los alquileres asequibles (debido a los problemas derivados del mercado de la droga, de la delincuencia y a la alta presencia de población migrante) también atrajeron a actores, directores de cine, periodistas, o agentes sociales (ONG, movimientos políticos alternativos, las primeras casas okupas...).
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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Portuguese: crisol

Further reading

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