almécega

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • almácega

Etymology

From Arabic مُصْطَكَى (muṣṭakā), ultimately from Ancient Greek μαστίχη (mastíkhē).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈmɛ.se.ɡɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈmɛ.se.ɡɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈmɛ.se.ɡa/ [aʊ̯ˈmɛ.se.ɡa]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈmɛ.sɨ.ɡɐ/ [aɫˈmɛ.sɨ.ɣɐ]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛseɡɐ, (Portugal) -ɛsɨɡɐ
  • Hyphenation: al‧mé‧ce‧ga

Noun

almécega f (plural almécegas)

  1. putty, mastic

Derived terms

  • almécega-do-oriente
  • almécega-verdadeira
  • almecegado
  • almecegar
  • almecegueira

Further reading

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