maicena

Spanish

Etymology

From American English Maizena, from maize, from Spanish maíz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /maiˈθena/ [mai̯ˈθe.na]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /maiˈsena/ [mai̯ˈse.na]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: mai‧ce‧na

Noun

maicena f (uncountable)

1. cornstarch

   Synonym: fécula de maíz

Further reading

• “maicena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10