tamiz

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French tamis. Cognate with English tamis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /taˈmiθ/ [t̪aˈmiθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /taˈmis/ [t̪aˈmis]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -iθ
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: ta‧miz

Noun

tamiz m (plural tamices)

1. sieve

   Synonyms: cedazo, cernidor, cribador, tamizador

Derived terms

• tamizar

 

Further reading

• “tamiz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014