vidrio

/ˈbidɾjo/ · B1 · noun · m

glass

vidrio — glass

🪟🥛 vidrio = vitreous (glassy), both from Latin vitrum, glass

Latin vitrum became Spanish vidrio: the t softened to d and an i slipped in. English kept the Latin root in vitreous (glass-like) and vitrify (to turn into glass). The b sound at the start is just how Spanish says v.

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