almíbar

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic المَيْبَة (al-mayba), from Persian می به (may beh, literally “quince nectar”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈmibaɾ/ [alˈmi.β̞aɾ]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ibaɾ
  • Syllabification: al‧mí‧bar

Noun

almíbar m (plural almíbares)

  1. sugar water
  2. sweet syrup, made of sugar only

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Tagalog: arníbal

See also

Further reading

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