amidon

Derived from French amidon.

• IPA^(key): /amiˈdon/, [amiˈdɔn]

amidon m (definite amidoni)

1. (chemistry) starch (specifically as organic matter)

• koll (“starch (laundry stiffener)”)
• niseshte (“starch (in general)”)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin amidum, from Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon). Compare Spanish almidón, Greek άμυλο (ámylo), Hebrew עמילן (amilan).

• IPA^(key): /a.mi.dɔ̃/

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• Rhymes: -ɔ̃

amidon m (uncountable)

1. starch

• amidonnier

• “amidon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

• domina

From Medieval Latin amidum, from Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon). Compare Spanish almidón, Greek άμυλο (ámylo), Hebrew עמילן (amilan).

amidon m (uncountable)

1. (Jersey) starch

Borrowed from French amidon.

• IPA^(key): /a.miˈdon/

amidon n (plural amidonuri)

1. starch

• “amidon”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026