acemite

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (assamíd), from Arabic سَمِيذ (samīḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aθeˈmite/ [a.θeˈmi.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aseˈmite/ [a.seˈmi.t̪e]

Noun

acemite m (plural acemites)

1. (archaic) bran

Synonyms

• salvado

Further reading

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