How to Say "Latex" in Spanish

látex

/ˈlateɡs/

The English phrase 'latex' is translated into Spanish as látex.

The term refers to the milky fluid found in certain plants that can be processed into a flexible rubber material.

How does it change in a sentence?

látex is a masculine noun and is typically used with the masculine article el.

/ˈlateɡs/

While látex describes the material, Spanish speakers often use the word goma to refer to rubber products, such as gomas de borrar for erasers.
The Spanish word látex shares the same Latin root as the English word 'latex', which originally referred to 'clear fluids' or 'bodily humours'.
In Spanish, the word látex is used specifically for the fluid or the high-tech material, while caucho is the preferred term for the raw rubber harvested from trees.

El látex utilizado en la industria es de alta calidad
The latex used in the industry is of high quality
El colchón está fabricado con goma
The mattress is made with latex
En la industria médica, se utilizan guantes de látex para garantizar la higiene
In the medical industry, latex gloves are used to ensure hygiene
El látex natural es muy resistente.
Natural latex is very resistant.
Extraen el látex de los árboles.
They extract the latex from the trees.
Necesitamos látex para fabricar estos guantes.
We need latex to manufacture these gloves.

Alejandro and María are looking at art supplies in a store.

Alejandro

María, ¿esta pintura tiene látex?
María, does this paint contain latex?
María

Sí, Alejandro, es pintura al látex.
Yes, Alejandro, it is latex paint.
Alejandro

Entonces es ideal para la pared.
Then it is ideal for the wall.
María

Exacto, se seca muy rápido.
Exactly, it dries very quickly.

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