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almirol

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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Corruption of Spanish almidón.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: al‧mi‧ról
  • IPA(key): /ʔalmiˈɾol/ [ʔɐl̪.mɪˈɾ̪ol̪]

Noun

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almiról

  1. starch used on clothing

Verb

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almirol

  1. to starch clothes

Derived terms

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish almidón, from Vulgar Latin amidōnem, from Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon); influenced by words of Arabic derivation beginning al-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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almiról (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜓᜎ᜔)

  1. starch (usually used for laundry)

Derived terms

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References

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  • almirol”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1889) Diccionario Hispano-tagálog[1], Manila, page 34:ALMIDÓN. m. amiról.