fécula

See also: fecula

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin faecula, diminutive of faex (“residue, dregs”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ.ku.lɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɛkulɐ
• Hyphenation: fé‧cu‧la

Noun

fécula f (plural féculas)

1. starch (powdery substance extracted from plants)

   Synonym: amido

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin faecula, diminutive of faex (“residue, dregs”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfekula/ [ˈfe.ku.la]
• Rhymes: -ekula
• Syllabification: fé‧cu‧la

Noun

fécula f (plural féculas)

1. starch (powdery substance extracted from plants)

   Synonym: almidón

Further reading

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