almidón

See also: almidon

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin, from Latin amylum, from amidum, from Arabic article اَل‎ (al-)) + Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon). Compare French amidon, Modern Greek άμυλο (ámylo), Hebrew עמילן‎ (amilan).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /almiˈdon/, [almiˈðõn]

Noun

almidón m (plural almidones)

starch
Synonym: fécula

Derived terms

Further reading

“almidón” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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