Meanings (ES + gloss)
estaño
A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
lata
An airtight container, made of tin-coated steel (called tinplate or tin), (formerly) tin, aluminium, or another metal, used to preserve food, or hold a liquid or some other product.
Several tins of paint were needed to paint the house.
a tin of baked beans; a tobacco tin; a tin of shoe polish
Phrases
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