almíbar
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic المَيْبَة (al-mayba), from Persian می به (may beh, literally “quince nectar”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editalmíbar m (plural almíbares)
- sugar water
- sweet syrup, made of sugar only
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Tagalog: arníbal
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “almíbar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014