almíbar
Spanish
Etymology
From Arabic مَيْبَة (mayba), from Persian می به (may bih, literally “quince nectar”).
Pronunciation
Noun
almíbar m (plural almíbares)
- sugar water
- sweet syrup, made of sugar only
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Tagalog: arníbal
See also
Further reading
- “almíbar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014