almidón

See also: almidon

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin [Term?], from Latin amylum, from amidum, from the Arabic article اَل (al-) + Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon). Compare French amidon, Greek άμυλο (ámylo), Hebrew עמילן (amilan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /almiˈdon/ [al.miˈð̞õn]

Noun

almidón m (plural almidones)

1. starch

   Synonym: fécula

Derived terms

• almidón de patata
• almidonar

Further reading

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