maizena

See also: Maizena and maïzena

English

Etymology

From Spanish in many contexts. In German contexts, from Maizena.

Noun

maizena (uncountable)

1. (dated) Cornflour, cornstarch.

Anagrams

• azamine

Dutch

Alternative forms

• maïzena

Etymology

Genericized trademark.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɑi̯ˈzeː.naː/

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• Hyphenation: mai‧ze‧na
• Rhymes: -eːnaː

Noun

maizena m (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. cornflour, cornstarch, maizena

Descendants

• → Indonesian: maizena
• → Caribbean Javanese: masinah

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism. Genericized trademark.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /mai̯ˈzena/ [mai̯ˈze.na]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: mai‧ze‧na

Noun

maizena (plural maizena-maizena)

1. (cooking) cornflour, cornstarch, maizena

   Synonyms: pati jagung, tepung jagung

Further reading

• “maizena”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
• Tantri Miharti; Kurniawati; Dewi Eka Arini Algozi (2019), Kamus Tata Boga [Culinary Arts Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan Bahasa dan Perbukuan, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 57

Portuguese

Noun

maizena f (uncountable)

1. (proscribed) alternative spelling of maisena

Spanish

Alternative forms

• maicena

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maiˈθena/ [mai̯ˈθe.na] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /maiˈsena/ [mai̯ˈse.na] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: mai‧ze‧na

Noun

maizena f (plural maizenas)

1. cornflour, cornstarch

Swedish

Alternative forms

• majsena

Etymology

From the cornstarch brand MAIZENA.

Noun

maizena c

1. cornstarch, cornflour (in cooking)

   Synonym: majsstärkelse

   Red såsen med maizena

   Thicken the sauce with cornstarch

Declension

Declension of maizena

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	maizena	maizenas
	definite	maizenan	maizenans
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• maizena in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)