mucílago

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin mūcilāgō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈθilaɡo/ [muˈθi.la.ɣ̞o] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /muˈsilaɡo/ [muˈsi.la.ɣ̞o] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ilaɡo
• Syllabification: mu‧cí‧la‧go

Noun

mucílago m (plural mucílagos)

1. mucilage

Related terms

• mucilaginoso

Further reading

• “mucílago”, 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