cromo
/kɾomo/from spelling rules
The Spanish word for chrome is cromo.
The word cromo is used to refer to the chemical element chromium or the decorative plating of chrome.
How do you pronounce it?
/kɾomo/
Did you know?
- In Spain, cromo is the common word for a collectible trading card or a sticker. Children often trade these cromos to complete albums of football players or animals.
- The use of cromo for trading cards comes from 'chromolithography', a 19th-century color printing process that allowed for the mass production of vibrant images.
- The Spanish word cromo shares its root with the Greek word chroma, which means 'color' rather than 'metal'.
Examples in context
- El nuevo automóvil tiene detalles en cromo brillante.The new car has shiny chrome details.
- Me gustaría un toque cromado en las llantas del auto.I would like a chrome touch on the car's wheels.
- El brillo del cromo resalta en el diseño del baño.The shine of the chrome stands out in the bathroom's design.
- Ese carro vintage tiene piezas cromadas impresionantes.That vintage car has impressive chrome parts.
- El parachoques es de cromo.The bumper is made of chrome.
- Me gusta el brillo del cromo.I like the shine of the chrome.
Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are looking at a vintage car.
- DanielMira el brillo de ese cromo.Look at the shine of that chrome.
- ElenaEstá muy bien cuidado, Daniel.It is very well maintained, Daniel.
- Daniel¿Crees que es cromo original?Do you think it is original chrome?
- ElenaParece que sí, Elena cree que sí.It seems so, Elena thinks so.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cromo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
