serigrafía
/seɾiɡɾafia/from spelling rules
The English word silkscreen is translated into Spanish as serigrafía.
The term refers to a printing technique that uses a mesh screen to transfer ink onto a surface.
Which one should you use?
While serigrafía is the most common and widely recognized term for silkscreen, you may also use impresión en pantalla to mean printing on a screen or estampación por serigrafía specifically for the process of screen printing.
How do you pronounce it?
/seɾiɡɾafia/
Did you know?
- The term serigrafía shares its linguistic DNA with the word 'sericiculture', which is the practice of raising silkworms to produce silk.
- While serigrafía is the standard term, workers in many Latin American workshops often refer to the physical stencil or the design as the matriz.
- Even though the word contains the element 'seri-', which comes from the Latin 'sēricum' for 'silk', modern screen printing often uses synthetic polyester mesh instead of actual silk.
Examples in context
- En nuestra empresa, nos especializamos en la serigrafía de textiles y papel.In our company, we specialize in silk screening textiles and paper.
- El museo ofrece un taller de impresión en pantalla para los artistas locales.The museum offers a screen printing workshop for local artists.
- Durante el taller aprenderás las técnicas de estampación por serigrafía.During the workshop, you will learn the techniques of screen printing.
- Me gusta serigrafear camisetas como hobby.I enjoy silk screening t-shirts as a hobby.
- La serigrafía es un arte muy antiguo.Silkscreening is a very old art.
- Necesitamos comprar tintas para la serigrafía.We need to buy inks for the silkscreening.
- Ella estudia la técnica de la serigrafía.She studies the silkscreen technique.
Example conversation
María and Alejandro are at an art fair looking at prints.
- MaríaMira Alejandro, este cartel es una serigrafía.Look Alejandro, this poster is a silkscreen.
- AlejandroLos colores se ven muy intensos.The colors look very intense.
- MaríaSí, la serigrafía permite usar tintas espesas.Yes, silkscreen allows the use of thick inks.
- AlejandroVoy a comprar una para mi casa.I am going to buy one for my house.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries serigrafía, CC BY-SA 4.0.
