almíbar

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic المَيْبَة (al-mayba), from Persian می به (may beh, literally “quince nectar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈmibaɾ/ [alˈmi.β̞aɾ]

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• Rhymes: -ibaɾ
• Syllabification: al‧mí‧bar

Noun

almíbar m (plural almíbares)

1. sugar water
2. sweet syrup, made of sugar only

Derived terms

• almibarar

 

Descendants

• → Tagalog: arníbal

See also

• jarabe

Further reading

• “almíbar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014