almáciga

Spanish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مَسْقًى (masqan) via Andalusian Arabic.

Noun

almáciga f (plural almácigas)

  1. seedbed

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُصْطَكَى (muṣṭakā, “mastic”), from Ancient Greek μαστίχη (mastíkhē, “mastic”), through Andalusian Arabic.

Noun

almáciga f (plural almácigas)

  1. a yellowy resin extracted from Pistacia lentiscus (mastic tree), mastic

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