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)

1. seedbed

Etymology 2

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

Noun

almáciga f (plural almácigas)

1. 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