maleable

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin malleus +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maleˈable/ [ma.leˈa.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: ma‧le‧a‧ble

Adjective

maleable m or f (masculine and feminine plural maleables)

1. malleable
2. plastic (capable of adapting to varying conditions)

Derived terms

• maleabilidad

 

Further reading

• “maleable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28