maicena
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom American English Maizena, from maize, from Spanish maíz.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /maiˈθena/ [mai̯ˈθe.na]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /maiˈsena/ [mai̯ˈse.na]
- Rhymes: -ena
- Syllabification: mai‧ce‧na
Noun
editmaicena f (uncountable)
- cornstarch
- Synonym: fécula de maíz
Further reading
edit- “maicena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014