almirol

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Corruption of Spanish almidón.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

almiról

  1. starch used on clothing

Verb[edit]

almirol

  1. to starch clothes

Derived terms[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

almiról (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜓᜎ᜔)

  1. starch (usually used for laundry)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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