maicena
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From American English Maizena, from maize, from Spanish maíz.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /maiˈθena/ [mai̯ˈθe.na]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /maiˈsena/ [mai̯ˈse.na]
- Rhymes: -ena
- Syllabification: mai‧ce‧na
Noun
[edit]maicena f (uncountable)
- cornstarch
- Synonym: fécula de maíz
Further reading
[edit]- “maicena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28