almáciga
Spanish
Etymology 1
From Andalusian Arabic اَلْمَسْقَى (al-másqā), from Classical Arabic مَسْقًى (masqan, “water deposit”) from Arabic سَقَى (saqā, “to give to drink”).
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
Noun
almáciga f (plural almácigas)
- A seedbed
Etymology 2
From Arabic المُصْطَكَى (al-muṣṭakā, “mastic”), from Ancient Greek μαστίχη (mastíkhē, “mastic”), through Andalusian Arabic.
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
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