almáciga

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /alˈmaθiɡa/ [alˈma.θi.ɣ̞a]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /alˈmasiɡa/ [alˈma.si.ɣ̞a]
(Spain) Rhymes: -aθiɡa
(Latin America) Rhymes: -asiɡa
Syllabification: al‧má‧ci‧ga

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مَسْقًى (masqan) via Andalusian Arabic.

Noun

almáciga f (plural almácigas)

seedbed

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُصْطَكَى (muṣṭakā, “mastic”), from Ancient Greek μαστίχη (mastíkhē, “mastic”), through Andalusian Arabic.

Noun

almáciga f (plural almácigas)

a yellowy resin extracted from Pistacia lentiscus (mastic tree), mastic

Further reading

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

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