almáciga

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈmaθiɡa/ [alˈma.θi.ɣ̞a] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /alˈmasiɡa/ [alˈma.si.ɣ̞a] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθiɡa (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -asiɡa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: al‧má‧ci‧ga

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Arabic مَسْقًى (masqan)

Andalusian Arabicbor.

Spanish almáciga

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic مَسْقًى (masqan).

Noun

almáciga f (plural almácigas)

1. seedbed

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek μαστιχάω (mastikháō)

Ancient Greek μαστίχη (mastíkhē)bor.

Aramaic מצטכי (mūṣṭəḵē)bor.

Arabic مُصْطَكَى (muṣṭakā)

Andalusian Arabicbor.

Spanish almáciga

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic مُصْطَكَى (muṣṭakā, “mastic”).

Noun

almáciga f (plural almácigas)

1. a yellowy resin extracted from Pistacia lentiscus (mastic tree), mastic

Further reading

• “almáciga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025