almidón

Concepts

starch

paste

amylum

glue

thickness

cornflour

starch grain

cornstarch

forte

Synonyms

fécula

harina de maíz

maicena

cola

polvillo

maizena

Translations

amidon

amido

Stärke

amido

άμυλο

midó

nişasta

zetmeel

نشاء

نشا

fecola

stijfsel

fécula

amylum

Hyphenated as

al‧mi‧dón

Pronounced as (IPA)

/almiˈdon/

Etymology

Cognate with French: amidon

Cognate with Greek: άμυλο

Cognate with Hebrew: עמילן

In summary

From Vulgar Latin amidōnem, from Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon); influenced by words of Arabic derivation beginning al-. Compare French amidon, Greek άμυλο (ámylo), Hebrew עמילן (amilan).