No. 9,275 in Catalan
guix
"Guix" means "chalk" or "plaster" in English.
In a sentence
El guix de la pissarra és blanc.
The chalk on the blackboard is white.
In this sentence, 'guix' refers to the chalk used for writing on a blackboard.
El guix que cobreix la paret es trenca fàcilment.
The plaster covering the wall breaks easily.
Here, 'guix' is used to mean plaster, the material applied on walls.
Podríem utilitzar guix per fer un dibuix al terra.
We could use chalk to draw on the ground.
In this sentence, 'guix' again refers to chalk, emphasizing its use for drawing or writing on surfaces.
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