crema depilatoria
/kɾema depilatoɾja/from spelling rules
The English phrase hair removal cream is crema depilatoria in Spanish.
This phrase refers to the chemical cream used to dissolve hair.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of crema (cream) and depilatoria (hair removal/depilatory).
Which one should you use?
While crema depilatoria refers to the chemical cream used to dissolve hair, it is distinct from crema hidratante (moisturizing cream) or crema de afeitar (shaving cream).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, hair removal cream is referred to as crema depiladora or crema para depilar.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, both the noun and the adjective must take the plural suffix -s, resulting in cremas depilatorias. The adjective depilatorio/a must agree in gender with the noun it modifies, using depilatorio for masculine nouns and depilatoria for feminine nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/kɾema depilatoɾja/
Did you know?
- The word crema shares a distant ancestry with the Ancient Greek word khrîsmă, which referred to an anointed oil or chrism used in religious rites.
- The root of depilatoria comes from the Latin pilus, meaning 'hair'. This same root appears in the English medical term 'pilonidal cyst'.
- The word crema may have originated from a linguistic mistake involving the French word tréma, which refers to a 'perforation' or 'orifice' in Ancient Greek.
Examples in context
- Hola, ¿dónde puedo encontrar crema depilatoria?Hello, where can I find hair removal cream?
- ¿Tienen algún producto de depilación en crema disponible?Do you have any hair removal product in cream available?
- Oye, ¿sabes dónde puedo conseguir crema para depilar?Hey, do you know where I can get hair removal cream?
- Necesito una crema quitapelos. ¿Tienes alguna recomendación?I need a cream that removes hair. Do you have any recommendations?
- Necesito comprar una crema depilatoria nueva.I need to buy a new hair removal cream.
- ¿Esta crema depilatoria es para piel sensible?Is this hair removal cream for sensitive skin?
- La crema depilatoria está en el pasillo de belleza.The hair removal cream is in the beauty aisle.
Example conversation
Elena and Daniel are at a pharmacy.
- ElenaDaniel, ¿ves dónde está la crema depilatoria?Daniel, do you see where the hair removal cream is?
- DanielCreo que está cerca de los jabones.I think it is near the soaps.
- ElenaSí, la encontré en la estantería de abajo.Yes, I found it on the bottom shelf.
- DanielPerfecto, vamos a la caja ahora.Perfect, let's go to the checkout now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries crema, CC BY-SA 4.0.
