yeso
/ˈʝeso/ · B2 · noun · m
plaster
🧱 yeso sounds like YES-oh: yes, oh, the cast is set in plaster
Spanish yeso comes from Latin gypsum, the same root as English gypsum. Link the two: yeso = gypsum. The word covers the mineral, the plaster made from it, and a plaster cast on a broken limb.