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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from French margarine (“margarin”), from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”).
Pronunciation
Noun
margarina f (plural margarines)
- margarine
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French margarine (“margarin”), from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mar.ɡaˈri.na/
- Rhymes: -ina
- Hyphenation: mar‧ga‧rì‧na
Noun
margarina f (plural margarine)
- margarine
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French margarine (“margarin”), from Ancient Greek μάργαρον (márgaron, “pearl”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: mar‧ga‧ri‧na
Noun
margarina f (plural margarinas)
- margarine
References
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French margarine (“margarin”), from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɾɡaˈɾina/
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: mar‧ga‧ri‧na
Noun
margarina f (plural margarinas)
- margarine
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish margarina, from French margarine (“margarin”), from acide margarique (“margaric acid”), from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”). Doublet of margarin.
Pronunciation
Noun
margarina (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇ᜔ᜄᜇᜒᜈ)
- margarine
- Synonyms: margarin, oleomargarina
See also
Further reading