almirol

Cebuano

Etymology

Corruption of Spanish almidón.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

almiról

1. starch used on clothing

Verb

almirol

1. to starch clothes

Derived terms

• almirolon (“starchy”)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• amirol — obsolete

Etymology

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalmiˈɾol/, [ʔɐl.mɪˈɾol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: al‧mi‧rol

Noun

almiról (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜓᜎ᜔)

1. starch (usually used for laundry)

Derived terms

• almirulan
• mag-almirol

 

References

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