almidón

See also: almidon

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin amidōnem, from Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon); influenced by words of Arabic derivation beginning al-. Compare French amidon, Greek άμυλο (ámylo), Hebrew עמילן (amilan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /almiˈdon/ [al.miˈð̞õn]

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: al‧mi‧dón

Noun

almidón m (plural almidones)

1. starch

   Synonym: fécula

Derived terms

• almidón de patata
• almidonar

Descendants

• → Cebuano: almirol
• Chavacano: almidon
• → Hiligaynon: almidon
• → Ilocano: almidor
• → Paraguayan Guarani: aramirõ
• → Tagalog: almirol

Further reading

• “almidón”, 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