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 === 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