Revestido

Revestido is the participle form of the verb revestir, and it functions as an adjective meaning covered, clad, or coated. The term derives from the prefix re- and vestire, “to clothe,” and is used in various Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking contexts to denote that a surface has been given a layer of material for protection, decoration, or function.

In architecture and construction, revestido describes surfaces finished with a coating or facing material. Examples include paredes revestidas con azulejos (walls clad with tiles), suelos revestidos de madera (floors coated with wood), or fachadas revestidas de piedra (facades clad in stone). Common materials for revestimiento (the coating) include plaster or yeso, mortars, ceramic tiles, natural or artificial stone, metal, wood panels, PVC, and paint. Revestidos can be applied to interiores (interior finishes) or exteriores (exterior cladding).

In industrial contexts, the term also applies to components that have been coated to enhance properties. For instance, tubos revestidos de acero are steel tubes with a protective coating, and revestido anticorrosivo describes surfaces treated to resist corrosion.

Grammatically, revestido is masculine singular; feminine is revestida, and plural forms are revestidos or revestidas, depending on gender. In Portuguese, the same gender agreement applies (revestido, revestida). A related noun is revestimiento, referring to the coating or the act of revestir.