almirol

Cebuano

Etymology

Corruption of Spanish almidón.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: al‧mi‧ról
  • IPA(key): /ʔalmiˈɾol/ [ʔɐl̪.mɪˈɾ̪ol̪]

Noun

almiról

  1. starch used on clothing

Verb

almirol

  1. to starch clothes

Derived terms

  • almirolon (“starchy”)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almidón, from Vulgar Latin amidōnem, from Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalmiˈɾol/ [ʔɐl.mɪˈɾol]
  • Rhymes: -ol
  • Syllabification: al‧mi‧rol

Noun

almiról (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜓᜎ᜔)

  1. laundry starch (usually used as laundry stiffener)

Derived terms

References

  • “almirol”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1889) Diccionario Hispano-tagálog‎[1], Manila, page 34: “ALMIDÓN. m. amiról”.
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 26
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