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