amidon

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin, from Latin amylum, from amidum, from Arabic article اَل‎ (al-)) + Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon). Compare Spanish almidón, Modern Greek άμυλο (ámylo), Hebrew עמילן‎ (amilan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.mi.dɔ̃/
• Rhymes: -dɔ̃

Noun

amidon m (uncountable)

1. starch

Further reading

• “amidon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• domina

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin, from Latin amylum, from amidum, from Arabic article اَل‎ (al-)) + Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon).

Noun

amidon m (uncountable)

1. (Jersey) starch