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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /alˈmaθiɡa/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /alˈmasiɡa/
- Rhymes: -aθiɡa
- Rhymes: -asiɡa
- Syllabification: al‧má‧ci‧ga
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic مَسْقًى (masqan) via Andalusian Arabic.
Noun
almáciga f (plural almácigas)
- seedbed
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic مُصْطَكَى (muṣṭakā, “mastic”), from Ancient Greek μαστίχη (mastíkhē, “mastic”), through Andalusian Arabic.
Noun
almáciga f (plural almácigas)
- a yellowy resin extracted from Pistacia lentiscus (mastic tree), mastic
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