Italian word
gesso
plaster cast (for broken bones); also chalk; also plaster/gypsum
Looks like
cast (no cognate)
cast (plaster cast); gesso = a chalk/gypsum primer in art
⚠️ The trap
'Gesso' covers multiple meanings: the plaster cast on a broken limb, the chalk used on a blackboard, and (in art) the white primer. English speakers know 'gesso' only from art. Medically, they'd say 'cast' or 'plaster'. Multiple false friends in one word.
To say "cast (plaster cast); gesso = a chalk/gypsum primer in art" in Italian:
gesso (correct for plaster cast and chalk)
"gesso" in English means:
plaster cast (for broken bones); also chalk; also plaster/gypsum
Example
"Deve tenere il gesso al braccio per sei settimane."
"She needs to keep the plaster cast on her arm for six weeks."
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