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