almáciga

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈmaθiɡa/ [alˈma.θi.ɣ̞a] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /alˈmasiɡa/ [alˈma.si.ɣ̞a] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aθiɡa (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -asiɡa (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: al‧má‧ci‧ga === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic مَسْقًى (masqan). ==== Noun ==== almáciga f (plural almácigas) seedbed === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic مُصْطَكَى (muṣṭakā, “mastic”). ==== 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