almíbar

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic المَيْبَة (al-mayba), from Persian (may beh, literally “quince nectar”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /alˈmibaɾ/ [alˈmi.β̞aɾ]
Audio (Venezuela): (file)
Rhymes: -ibaɾ
Syllabification: al‧mí‧bar

Noun edit

almíbar m (plural almíbares)

sugar water
sweet syrup, made of sugar only

Derived terms edit

almibarar

Descendants edit

→ Tagalog: arníbal

See also edit

jarabe

Further reading edit

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

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