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Cebuano
Etymology
Corruption of Spanish almidón.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: al‧mi‧ról
- IPA(key): /ʔalmiˈɾol/
Noun
almiról
- starch used on clothing
Verb
almirol
- to starch clothes
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish almidón, from Vulgar Latin amidōnem, from Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon); influenced by words of Arabic derivation beginning al-.
Pronunciation
Noun
almiról (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜓᜎ᜔)
- starch (usually used for laundry)
Derived terms
References
- “almirol”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1889) Diccionario Hispano-tagálog, Manila, page 34: “ALMIDÓN. m. amiról”.