maisena
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- maizena (proscribed)
Etymology
Genericized trademark of Maizena (now owned by Unilever), from English maizena (now a dated term). Equivalent to maís + -ena, whence the spelling with ⟨s⟩.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /majˈzẽ.nɐ/ [maɪ̯ˈzẽ.nɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /majˈze.na/ [maɪ̯ˈze.na]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /majˈze.nɐ/
- Hyphenation: mai‧se‧na
Noun
maisena f (uncountable)
- cornstarch
- Synonym: amido de milho
Further reading
- “maisena”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “maisena”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026