almáciga

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈmaθiɡa/ [alˈma.θi.ɣ̞a] (Spain) IPA(key): /alˈmasiɡa/ [alˈma.si.ɣ̞a] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aθiɡa (Spain) Rhymes: -asiɡa (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: al‧má‧ci‧ga === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Arabic مَسْقًى (masqan) via Andalusian Arabic. ==== Noun ==== almáciga f (plural almácigas) seedbed === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Arabic مُصْطَكَى (muṣṭakā, “mastic”), from Ancient Greek μαστίχη (mastíkhē, “mastic”), through Andalusian Arabic. ==== Noun ==== almáciga f (plural almácigas) a yellowy resin extracted from Pistacia lentiscus (mastic tree), mastic === Further reading === “almáciga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025